Romania's consolidated budget showed a deficit of 248.9 million lei ($67.9 million/55.7 million euro) in the 11 months through November, the ministry said in a statement posted on its website.
Consolidated budget revenue rose 6.8% on the year to 195.02 billion lei in the period under review, while spending climbed 1.5% to 195.27 billion lei.
Revenues were equivalent to 28.9% of GDP, versus 28.6% a year earlier, while spending was equivalent to 29% of GDP, versus 30.1% in the same period of 2013.
Investments fell to 24.2 billion lei, or 3.6% of GDP, from 25.3 billion in January-November 2013.
The government in Bucharest targets a budget deficit equivalent to 2.2% of GDP in 2014, as agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). For 2015, the cabinet has agreed with the IMF to cut the deficit to 1.83% of GDP in cash terms.
Romania has a 2.0 billion euro two-year precautionary stand-by arrangement with the IMF, approved by the fund in September 2013. The country has also received precautionary support from the European Union of 2.0 billion euro.
(1 euro = 4.4685 Romanian lei)