JAKARTA: Indonesia had a nearly US$15bil revenue shortfall last year as slowing economic growth hit government finances and widened the budget deficit, officials said, with analysts warning of more difficulties this year.
The unaudited 2019 fiscal deficit was equal to 2.2% of gross domestic product (GDP), in line with the government’s latest estimate but wider than its initial plan of 1.8%, according to finance ministry data.
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