Kuwait reports 5.2 bln USD budget deficit in FY 2023-24


By Ahamd
  • World
  • Thursday, 25 Jul 2024

KUWAIT CITY, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait's Ministry of Finance on Wednesday announced the 2023-24 fiscal year ending March 2024 had concluded with a deficit of 1.6 billion Kuwaiti dinars (about 5.2 billion U.S. dollars) against a surplus of 6.4 billion dinars in the previous fiscal year.

The ministry said in a press release that for fiscal 2023-24 (April 2023-March 2024), the total actual revenues amounted to 23.6 billion dinars, a decrease of 17.9 percent from the previous year, and an expenditure of 25.2 billion dinars, following a 12.7-percent increase.

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