Ukraine sees almost UAH $13.4 bln budget deficit in Jan-July

The country's consolidated budget over the period under review saw a surplus of UAH 7.517 billion ($269.5 million).

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The deficit of Ukraine's national budget in January-July 2018 was estimated at UAH 13.356 billion, or US$479 million, against a surplus at UAH 27.003 billion, or $968 million, year-over-year (y-o-y).

The country's consolidated budget over the period under review saw a surplus of UAH 7.517 billion ($269.5 million), which was 85.7% down on the surplus of UAH 52.820 billion ($1.9 billion) y-o-y, according to Ukraine's Treasury Service.

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As UNIAN reported earlier, the deficit of Ukraine's national budget in 2017 was estimated at UAH 47.850 billion, or $1.7 billion, which was 33.4% down against 2016.

The deficit of the national budget of Ukraine for 2018 is capped at UAH 80.6 billion ($2.9 billion), or 2.4% of GDP.

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