Jakarta \u2014 Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa reported that the\nstate budget deficit by the end of February 2026 reached IDR 135.7\ntrillion, equivalent to 0.53 per cent of gross domestic product\n(GDP).<\/p>\n
The Minister acknowledged that whilst this figure remained within the\n2026 budget corridor, it represented a substantial increase compared to\nthe budget deficit for the same period in February 2025, which was IDR\n30.7 trillion or approximately 0.13 per cent of GDP.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe budget deficit of around IDR 135.7 trillion or 0.53 per cent of\nGDP is still within the design and corridor of the 2026 budget,\u201d Purbaya\nstated during a press conference on the APBN KITA (Our Budget) report\nfor March 2026 on Wednesday, 11 March 2026.<\/p>\n
He explained that the 2026 budget had been intentionally designed to\naccommodate a more evenly distributed spending pattern from the\nbeginning of the fiscal year. Consequently, the deficit would naturally\nemerge more quickly in the early months of the budget year.<\/p>\n
The government therefore assured that fiscal conditions remained in\nline with the design outlined in the 2026 budget.<\/p>\n
On the revenue side, Purbaya also reported that state income\nperformance in early 2026 had demonstrated positive momentum,\nparticularly from the taxation sector.<\/p>\n
He stated that state revenue by the end of February 2026 reached IDR\n358 trillion, or 12.8 per cent of the 2026 budget target of IDR 3,153.6\ntrillion. This realisation increased 12.58 per cent compared to the same\nperiod last year, which reached only IDR 317.4 trillion.<\/p>\n
In detail, tax revenue reached IDR 290 trillion or 10.8 per cent of\nthe target of IDR 2,693.7 trillion, up from tax revenue in February 2025\nof IDR 240.6 trillion. Non-tax state revenue (PNBP) amounted to IDR 68\ntrillion or 14.8 per cent of the target of IDR 459.2 trillion.<\/p>\n
On the expenditure side, Purbaya reported that actual spending\nreached IDR 493.8 trillion or approximately 12.8 per cent of the state\nspending ceiling in the 2026 budget, which totalled IDR 3,842.7\ntrillion. This realisation rose 41.9 per cent compared to state spending\nin February 2025, which was IDR 348.1 trillion.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe government will continue to encourage various factors in order\nto strengthen economic growth and ensure fiscal performance is\nmaintained throughout this year,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/budget-deficit-reaches-idr-135-7-trillion-in-february-purbaya-still-within-2026-budget-corridor-1773222728", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }