Budget to return to first surplus in eight years

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Ministry of Finance technocrats expect the budget to return a P355 million surplus in the 2024–25 financial year, the first in eight years and a break from a series of deficits that ran down savings and increased government debt.

Ministry of Finance technocrats expect the budget to return a P355 million surplus in the 2024–25 financial year, the first in eight years and a break from a series of deficits that ran down savings and increased government debt.

According to the Budget Strategy Paper released recently, the fiscus is expected to incur a P7.7 billion deficit in the current fiscal year, followed by a narrower P163 million shortfall in 2023–24.

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Budget to return to first surplus in eight years

Ministry of Finance technocrats expect the budget to return a P355 million surplus in the 2024–25 financial year, the first in eight years and a break from a series of deficits that ran down savings and increased government debt.

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