In a speech outlining the Macroeconomic Framework and Fiscal Policy Points (KEM-PPKF), Prabowo told the House of Representatives on Wednesday that the deficit for 2027 was set at 1.8 to 2.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), below the legal cap of 3 percent.
President Prabowo Subianto (right) gestures inside the House of Representatives building, while Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka looks on, on May 20, 2026, the day Subianto delivered his speech on economic policies and the 2027 fiscal plan, Central Jakarta. (Reuters/Willy Kurniawan)
President Prabowo Subianto has revealed that the economic growth projection in next year’s state budget would be set at 5.8 to 6.5 percent, which he said keeps Indonesia on track to achieve its ambitious 8 percent target by 2029.In a speech outlining the Macroeconomic Framework and Fiscal Policy Points (KEM-PPKF), Prabowo told the House of Representatives on Wednesday that the deficit for 2027 was set at 1.8 to 2.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), below the legal cap of 3 percent.
“We will keep striving to press down the deficit,” Prabowo said.
The rupiah is projected to trade between 16,800 and 17,500 per dollar next year, despite currently being around 17,700 per dollar this week
