Bulgaria: Deficit Lower than Planned.

Politics ♦ Published: February 2, 2013; 13:01 ♦ (Vindobona)

The budget balance under the Consolidated Fiscal Programme (CFP) for 2012 is negative, amounting to BGN 350.2 million, or 0.45% of the planned GDP.

Bulgaria: Deficit Lower than Planned. / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The deficit reported is substantially lower than the deficit of BGN 1,092.3 million (1.3% of GDP) planned in the 2012 State Budget Law. Compared to 2011 when the CFP deficit amounted to BGN 1,488.5 million (2.0% of GDP), the budget stance at end-2012 improves by 1,138.3 million (1.5 percentage points of GDP) in nominal terms.

The CFP budget balance as of end-2012 is formed by a…