JOHANNESBURG, Feb 29 (Reuters) - South Africa's budget
deficit was wider at 144 billion rand ($19.12 billion) in the
first nine months of the financial year ending March 2012
compared with a 139.7 billion rand shortfall the same period
previously, data from the Treasury showed on Wednesday.
Revenue was at 578 billion rand in April-January
against expenditure of about 722 billion rand.
In its budget last week, the Treasury forecast a budget
deficit of 4.8 percent of GDP for 2011/12, narrowing to 4.6
percent in 2012/13.
The table below indicates revenue and expenditure for
January, the period April-January, and comparable figures for
the previous year. Revenue and expenditure for the fiscal year
to date are also expressed as percentages of the revised
estimate for 2011/12 and the audited outcome for 2010/11.
REVENUE
January April-Jan Pct of estimate/
Fiscal year R'bln R'bln audited outcome
2011/12 51.231 578.058 80.4%
2010/11 47.934 519.638 77.6%
EXPENDITURE
January April-Jan Pct of estimate/
Fiscal year R'bln R'bln audited outcome
2011/12 73.969 722.061 81.3%
2010/11 58.637 659.317 81.9%
($1 = 7.5305 South African rand)
(Reporting by Stella Mapenzauswa)
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