AFTER just two months, the government is once again forced to hastily revise the budget through a presidential decree (peraturan presiden or perpres). Such is the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has heavily strained government’s coffer.

The budget deficit has swelled incredibly. Initially the 2020 state budget only planned a Rp370.2 trillion deficit. In the first revision of Perpres No. 54/2020 which was issued on April 3, the defici