Friday, October 26, 1973
JULY ACCOUNTS SHOW $9.7 MILLION DEFICIT
The government accounts for the month of July 1973 show a
deficit of $9.7 million, compared with a surplus of $81.1 million in
July last year.
This has resulted in a total surplus of $0.6 million for the
first four months of this financial year.
Total revenue for the month at $372.2 million was $19.1 million
more than in July 1972. The total revenue for the first four months of
the financial year at $1,381.8 million was $271.2 million more than the
same period last year.
Total expenditure amounted $381.8 million, an increase of $109.9
million over the same month last year.
This brings the total expenditure for the first four months of
the financial year to $1,381.3 million $268,4 million more than the
same period last year.
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