Albania's H1 budget surplus declines on higher expenditures - table

The decline resulted from a 15.5% annual increase in total expenditures to 209.2 billion leks, as both current and capital expenditures rose, the data showed.

Total budget revenue grew 7% to 212.2 billion leks.

Albania recorded a budget deficit of 26.7 billion leks last year, lower than the planned 35.7 billion leks shortfall.

Details follow (in billions of leks):

(1 euro= 132.472 leks)