Jakarta, June 20 -- Indonesia's State Budget deficit will be maintained below three percent, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani stated.

"Indonesia is committed to keeping the deficit under control according to the limits set by the State Budget Constitution," Mulyani remarked in a meeting with First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF Gita Gopinath in Jakarta on Friday, as she posted in her Instagram post.

Mulyani explained that Indonesia continues to manage the State Budget carefully and wisely while also safeguarding the community's purchasing power through various stimuli to encourage household consumption.

Such efforts are being made to anticipate the impact of global economic turmoil on the national economy.

The minister drew attention...