Tuesday, February 4 2014 12:31
Armenia's budget 2013 fulfilled with deficit about 0,6% of GDP
Arminfo. Armenian budget 2013 was fulfilled not with budget surplus 41,5 billion AMD, but with deficit 16.4 billion AMD. As press-service of Finance Ministry told Arminfo correspondent, we have such a difference as when calculating the budget we have taken into account the credit funds gained from external sources.
The 2013 the budget deficit reduced by 73,4% versus the budget deficit 2012. (According to the preliminary estimates of Arminfo, the budget deficit to GDP in 2013 was 0,6%, and GDP - more than $6 billion).
The fiscal revenue 2013 amounted to 1066.5 billion AMD, by 13,5% more than in 2012. The budget expenditure amounted to 1082.9 billion AMD and grew by 8,2%.
To recall, Finance Minister David Sargsyan said at the press-conference on 29 January that according to the preliminary data, the GDP in Armenia in 2013 will grow by about 3,5%, and the budget deficit will be 1,6-1,8%. The official nominal GDP will be published in March 2014.