Slovakia: Budget Deficit Decreased Slightly

Politics ♦ Published: October 2, 2012; 18:48 ♦ (Vindobona)

Last month, the Slovak state deficit was down to € 2.59bn. In August, the deficit stood at € 2.68bn.

Slovakia: Budget Deficit Decreased Slightly / Picture: © Vindobona.org

According to the Slovak Ministry of Finance, the Slovak budget deficit will come at € 3.675bn. At the moment, the current deficit comes at 70.4% of that sum. In the first nine months of 2012, public revenues reached € 8.2bn. Compared to the reference period of 2011, this is a decrease by 0.89%. Public expenses totaled € 10.78bn until the end of September, which is a 3.4% increase…