Jakarta, June 4 -- Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said he has presented Indonesia's economic and fiscal fundamentals to international rating agency S&P Global Ratings during a meeting held on Wednesday (June 3).

"Basically, we explained our position as comprehensively as possible so that they can understand the foundations of our economy," Sadewa told reporters at the Parliamentary Complex here on Thursday.

One of the key points conveyed by the government was its commitment to keeping the state budget deficit (APBN) below 3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).

The finance minister also outlined measures to maintain the deficit at that level this year and next year.

In addition, the government presented improvements in natio...