JAKARTA — Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, who was sacked as Indonesia’s finance minister this week, said on Tuesday (Sept 15) he was upset to be removed from his job, but was half expecting the decision.President Prabowo Subianto abruptly removed Purbaya as finance minister on Monday and named his deputy, Suahasil Nazara, to the top finance job, in a move that surprised markets, but was also seen as an attempt to restore trust in fiscal policies.After a terse handover ceremony at the finance ministry, Purbaya told reporters he found out about his termination in a phone call with the president’s spokesperson Prasetyo Hadi on Monday.Purbaya was seen receiving a phone call and leaving in the middle of a parliamentary meeting just hours before Suahasil was sworn in.”Last night, going to sleep was difficult. I was upset, but now it’s not too bad,” Purbaya told reporters.”Tonight I can sleep soundly,” he said, adding he had half expected to be fired over a recent decision he took. He did not elaborate.While he said he had no policy disagreement with the president, Purbaya said his ouster partly had to do with differences with other officials.
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