Beban Utang Pemerintah Mencapai Rp8.300 Triliun
Kementerian Keuangan (Kemenkeu) mencatat posisi utang pemerintah mencapai Rp8.353,02 triliun hingga akhir Mei 2024. Angka ini naik sebesar Rp14,59 triliun dibandingkan April 2024 yang tercatat Rp8.338,43 triliun.
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00:00The government's debt of 8,300 trillion rupiah is expected to be a heavy burden for the next government.
00:09International financial institutions such as the IMF limit the healthy debt ratio.
00:13For developing countries, only 150% of the debt ratio is from the country's income.
00:19The government's debt of 8,353 trillion rupiah last month was a reminder for the coming government to maintain fiscal stability.
00:33Because of the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance or INDEF,
00:37the government's debt rate fell to 3,749 trillion rupiah in the period 2025 to 2029.
00:48Meanwhile, the debt rate that must be paid is at the level of 800 trillion rupiah in 2025.
00:54Even though the IMF has used the limit of the developing country's debt ratio,
00:59which is a maximum of 150% of the country's income,
01:02not 60% of GDP as the government often says.
01:08The Director of Development of Big Data INDEF, Eko Listianto,
01:11said that fiscal stability and credibility could be threatened if the policies of the coming government are still the same as the previous government.
01:20Because with the same country's income capacity, the future government has promised various programs that require huge funds.
01:29Eko said that the fight for fiscal savings will make investors react negatively.
01:34For that reason, INDEF asked the new government to still prioritize the priority programs that can be done without adding new debt.
01:45If 8,000 divided by 2,700, the figure is about 300%.
01:52That's actually, according to the IMF's rule of thumb, it's not safe.
01:57Because the maximum that can be in one country, the maximum figure is about 150%.
02:04So we have doubled the maximum suggested by the international institutions that said it was very liberal, etc.
02:12They said that the maximum for a developing country like us is 150%.
02:18The figure is now 300%.
02:21So who's to blame if the deficit is expanded and the investors run away?
02:25It's our fault, it's not rational.
02:28Eko added that if you look at the position of a developing country that has just reached 1,123 trillion rupiah or down 7.1% annually until May 2024,
02:38then the new government should not have to pay taxes with the policies of the past.
02:43So the government needs to focus on the new program that has been promised,
02:47without the ambition to spend a lot of money on government development projects like the IKN.
02:53Jakarta Raharjupatmo, IDX Channel.