Indonesia posts $7.1 bln Jan-Aug budget surplus, expects higher energy bills
(marketscreener) Indonesia had a budget surplus of 107.4 trillion rupiah in the January to August period, equivalent to 0.58% of gross domest... Indonesia posts $7.1 bln Jan-Aug budget surplus, expects higher energy bills. JAKARTA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Indonesia had a budget surplus of 107.4 trillion rupiah ($7.10 billion) in the January to August period, equivalent to 0.58% of gross domestic product, its finance minister said on Monday, compared with a 2.26% deficit in the same period in 2021. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the government was still, however, expecting to pay large energy subsidies in the third and fourth quarters of this year. Government revenues were up 49.8% on a yearly basis in the January-August period to 1,764.4 trillion rupiah ($116.65 billion), which the minister attributed to high commodity prices and continuous economic recovery from the pandemic.
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JAKARTA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Indonesia had a budget surplus of 107.4 trillion rupiah ($7.10 billion) in the January to August period, equivalent to 0.58% of gross domestic product, its finance minister said on Monday, compared with a 2.26% deficit in the same period in 2021.
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the government was still, however, expecting to pay large energy subsidies in the third and fourth quarters of this year.
"We will use all of our excellent state revenue," she told a news conference, referring to the financing of the subsidies.
Indonesia 2022 energy subsidies went up as much as 649 trillion rupiah ($42.91 billion), more than triple its original budget, despite the recent fuel prices hike.
Government revenues were up 49.8% on a yearly basis in the January-August period to 1,764.4 trillion rupiah ($116.65 billion), which the minister attributed to high commodity prices and continuous economic recovery from the pandemic.
Spending rose 6.2% on a yearly basis to 1,657 trillion rupiah. ($1 = 15,125.0000 rupiah) (Reporting by Ananda Teresia and Stefanno Sulaiman; Editing by Martin Petty)
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