The Growth of RI Economics 2009 could descend Again

The Fall of the projection of the growth of world economics by the IMF became backward 0,5-1,5% in 2009 was influential to Indonesia. The growth of Indonesian economics in 2009 was risky descended from the government assumption beforehand 4-5% with the middle value 4.5%.

This was said by the Finance Minister at the same time the Co-ordinating Minister the Sri Mulyani Economy when being met in his office, Street Lapangan of the Buffalo, Jakarta, on Monday night (16/3/2009). "If from 5% or 4.5% midpoint (the middle value) we previously, the possibility at this time downside risk became increasingly real with the existence update this (the IMF), meaning that that came from the external factor." Doain yes, he said.

Likewise with the growth assumption of Indonesian economics in 2009 that it was confirmed will change in discussions of APBN-P 2009 middle of this year. "Must have the correction" of the "assumption, later was seen by us in APBN-P," he added. In the meantime, the Khusus Staff Finance Minister Chatib Basri said the decisive mulberry of the fiscal stimulus in pushing the growth of Indonesian economics reached targat 4.5% in 2009, and was open the possibility of the package of the second stimulus of the stage departure tax was carried out if his impact shallow pushed the growth rate of economics.

"Growth we will definitely descend, the assumption 4,5% must be seen again, we must be waiting for the quarter GDP I-2009 in May was seen by us his impact and was adapted." So the fiscal stimulus 1,4% to campai the growth 4,5%, if being not reached then the stimulus must rise, he said. Until this the government allocated the package of the fiscal stimulus of Rp 73.3 trillion. "We would the evaluation" of "this stimulus in the quarter Ii-2009, if the impact" of the "crisis more in then we will consider the second stage stimulus, by seeing his fiscal space," pungkas Sri Mulyani.