Budget deficit at Bt610 bn for first 10 months of fiscal year
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The Finance Ministry has reported that the country’s budget deficit stands at Bt610 billion for the first 10 months of the fiscal year.
The Finance Ministry said income was Bt1.9 trillion for the 10 months, while budget spending was Bt2.5 trillion for the period, Kritsada Jinavijarana, director-general of the Fiscal Policy Office of Finance Ministry, said on Wednesday.
He said the government had issued bonds to compensate for the budget deficit, adding that its treasury status on July 31 was Bt258.41 billion.
