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Budget Deficit Tightrope

Monday, February 16, 2026

The government is making an extra effort to keep the budget deficit below 3 percent. Fiscal credibility is under scrutiny.

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Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa prepares to attend a working meeting with Commission XI of the House of Representatives at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, February 4, 2026. Antara Foto/Rivan Awal Lingga. tempo : 177598455935.

IN an upbeat tone, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa boasted that he had managed to improve the economy after last year’s slowdown. “The policies we implemented have successfully reversed the direction of the economy,” he told members of House of Representatives Commission XI overseeing finance and banking in Jakarta on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.

Purbaya cited a number of indicators he said showed improvement in the secon

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Ghoida Rahmah, Mutia Yuantisya, Nandito Putra, and Ilona Esterina Piri contributed to the writing of this article.

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