Peningkatan defisit terkait dengan arah kebijakan fiskal pemerintah untuk memberikan stimulus fiskal bagi perekonomian, kata Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ketika menyampaikan Pidato Kenegaraan dan Keterangan Pemerintah atas RAPBN Tahun 2008 dan Nota Keuangannya, di Gedung MPR/DPR, Jakarta, Kamis.
The reason behind the deficit is linked strongly to the government's fiscal policy in its efforts to stimulate the country's economy, the President said when delivering his state-of-the-nation address and the government's financial notes at the parliament building here on Thursday.