ZAGREB, Oct 19 (Hina) - Croatia's budget revenue in this year's first eight months totalled 29.3 billion ($3.37 billion) and expenditure 32.6 billion kuna ($3.75 billion), accounting for a 3.3 billion ($379 million) deficit, the
finance ministry said on Thursday. Only in August, the budget deficit totalled 655.4 million kuna ($75.3 million) after revenue reached 3.76 billion ($432 million) and expenditure 4.33 billion kuna ($497 million). Compared against Aug. 1999, revenue this August rose by 5.6 and expenditure by a staggering 29.8 percent. During this year's first eight months, the state cleared 4.05 billion kuna ($465 million) of budgetary beneficiaries' arrears from past years.(hina) ha
ZAGREB, Oct 19 (Hina) - Croatia's budget revenue in this year's
first eight months totalled 29.3 billion ($3.37 billion) and
expenditure 32.6 billion kuna ($3.75 billion), accounting for a 3.3
billion ($379 million) deficit, the finance ministry said on
Thursday.
Only in August, the budget deficit totalled 655.4 million kuna
($75.3 million) after revenue reached 3.76 billion ($432 million)
and expenditure 4.33 billion kuna ($497 million). Compared against
Aug. 1999, revenue this August rose by 5.6 and expenditure by a
staggering 29.8 percent.
During this year's first eight months, the state cleared 4.05
billion kuna ($465 million) of budgetary beneficiaries' arrears
from past years.
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