Revenue in the first six months of the year rose by 2.9%, while spending increased by 21.5%, the central bank said in its monthly economic report, quoting data of the Finance Ministry.
In 2008 Kosovo had a budget deficit of 8.0 million euro versus a 166.8 million euro surplus in 2007.
Details follow (in millions of euro):
Jan-June'09 | Jan-June'08 | 2008 | |
REVENUE | 420.1 | 408.3 | 942.5 |
-tax | 358.1 | 345.2 | 805.0 |
-non-tax | 41.8 | 45.9 | 94.7 |
-other | 20.2 | 17.2 | 42.8 |
EXPENDITURE | 397.1 | 326.7 | 950.5 |
-wages and salaries | 127.0 | 108.5 | 227.1 |
-goods and services | 64.1 | 58.3 | 157.9 |
-other | 206.0 | 159.9 | 565.5 |
BALANCE | +23.0 | +81.6 | -8.0 |
($=0.6833 euro)