ZAGREB, Mar 8 (Hina) - The Croatian state budget for 1999 registered a deficit of more than 2.5 billion kuna (about US$312 million), which is the largest deficit registered in the past several years. According to preliminary data from
the Finance Ministry, a total of 46.32 billion kuna of budgetary revenues (US$5.79 billion) was gathered in 1999, which is 5.7 percent more than the year before, or 96.7 percent of the planned amount. The increase in the state revenue was influenced mostly by an increase in capital revenues, which, for the most part, was the result of the sale of 35 percent of Croatian Telecom shares to Deutsche Telekom. At the same time, the total expenditure in 1999 amounted to 48.88 billion kuna (US$6.11 billion), which is 14.9 percent more than in 1998, or 99.1 percent of planned funds. This means that the overall expenditure exceeded the revenues by 2.559 billion kuna. Long
ZAGREB, Mar 8 (Hina) - The Croatian state budget for 1999 registered
a deficit of more than 2.5 billion kuna (about US$312 million),
which is the largest deficit registered in the past several years.
According to preliminary data from the Finance Ministry, a total of
46.32 billion kuna of budgetary revenues (US$5.79 billion) was
gathered in 1999, which is 5.7 percent more than the year before, or
96.7 percent of the planned amount.
The increase in the state revenue was influenced mostly by an
increase in capital revenues, which, for the most part, was the
result of the sale of 35 percent of Croatian Telecom shares to
Deutsche Telekom.
At the same time, the total expenditure in 1999 amounted to 48.88
billion kuna (US$6.11 billion), which is 14.9 percent more than in
1998, or 99.1 percent of planned funds. This means that the overall
expenditure exceeded the revenues by 2.559 billion kuna.
Long-term foreign loans from Chase Manhattan International,
Dresdner Bank and the World Bank were used for covering this
deficit, and Euro-bonds were issued as well.
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