Data released by the Ministry of Finance, indicate that the fiscal deficit for the period April to August this year, was $57 billion, or 1.7 per cent of GDP.
The fiscal deficit indicates the difference between what the government collects in revenue and what it spends.
The data also indicate that the primary surplus or the amount of money accumulated and available to pay down the debt was $17.43 billion for the period.
This is more than the $6.8 billion that had been projected.
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