Government’s budget deficit stands at P 30.2 billion as of April this year.
This is 47% lower compared to the same period last year, which was P 57.5 billion.
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Meanwhile, National Treasurer Rosalia De Leon reports, government has also registered a budget surplus amounting to P 52.8 billion last month.
The figure is lower than the surplus for the same period last year, which was P 55 billion.
The National Treasury also said government revenues also went down.
From 246.6 billion in 2016, revenues in April of 2017 dropped to P 235.9 billion.