Indonesia may need an additional 100 trillion rupiah ($6.1 billion) this year to expand President Prabowo Subianto’s free lunch program to cover nearly 83 million people by year-end, according to a top official.

Indonesia needs 100 trillion rupiah ($6.11 billion) in additional budget to expand its free nutritious meals programme to reach more than a quarter of its population by year-end, the head of the agency overseeing the programme said on Friday.

Indonesia needs 100 trillion rupiah ($6.11 billion) in additional budget for its free nutritious meals programme to be expanded to reach 82 million recipients, the head of a government agency overseeing the programme said on Friday.