梅嘉娃蒂说，明年的预算赤字预料将达二十六兆三千亿盾(三十亿美元)或占国内生产毛额的百分之一点三，低于今年预估的赤字百分之二点四二。

• Megawati said the forecasted budget deficit next year would be 26.3 trillion rupiah (US%243 billion) or 1.3 percent of the gross domestic product, which is lower than the estimated deficit of 2.42 percent this year.