Sebelumnya Departemen Keuangan juga akan tetap membuka peluang melakukan pinjaman luar negeri, baik bilateral ataupun multilateral untuk menutupi defisit anggaran 2007 yang diperkirakan mencapai 1,5-1,8 persen setara Rp56,9-Rp68,3 triliun, selama resikonya sebanding dengan resiko penerbitan instrumen utang lainnya.
The finance minister stated earlier there was a possibility the government would seek a foreign loan through a bilateral or multilateral scheme to cover the 2007 budget deficit estimated to reach 1.5 to 1.8 percent or Rp56.9 to Rp68.3 trillion so long as the risk involved equaled those in other debt instruments.