JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — President Prabowo Subianto marked the 80th anniversary of Indonesia’s independence by vowing to root out corruption and crackdown on food cartels that caused billions of dollars of annual state losses.

Subianto, who took office in October, delivered the remarks in his first State of the Nation address Friday after 299 days leading the country.

“I have a deeper understanding of the magnitude of the challenges we face and the extent of corruption within our government,” Subianto told members of Parliament and other top officials.

The 73-year old former general said that since early this year his administration has identified and saved 300 trillion rupiah ($18.5 billion) in the state budget that may have been lost to corruption, including from domestic and interna

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