Macedonia's 10-mo cons budget deficit widens 5.8%

The budget deficit in the January - October period was equivalent to 3.4% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) projected for this year, the finance ministry said in a monthly report.

The government targets a budget deficit of 3.9% in 2014.

In 2013, the country's consolidated budget deficit totalled 19.2 billion denars and was equivalent to 3.9% of the GDP.

(1 euro=61.5033 Macedonian denars)