Dalam RAPBN 2008, pemerintah menargetkan pertumbuhan ekonomi 6,8 persen dengan defisit anggaran 1,7 persen dari produk domestik bruto PDB atau setara sekitar Rp75,1 triliun.
In the draft 2008 state budget, the government has set the economic growth target of 6.8 percent for 2008 with the budget deficit expected to reach 1.7 percent of the gross domestic product, or equivalent to Rp75.1 trillion.