Penurunan harga minyak dunia yang sempat menyentuh 105 dolar AS per barel dapat menurunkan kebutuhan subsidi BBM dan listrik sehingga defisit anggaran akan bisa lebih kecil proyeksi sementara 1,6 - 1,7 persen atau sekitar Rp82,3 triliun.
The recent drop in the world price of oil to up to US$105 per barrel could reduce oil and electricity subsidy and lower the government's budget deficit than current projection of 1.6 to 1.7 percent or around Rp82.3 trillion.