TABLE-S.Africa April-May budget deficit smaller than yr ago MyZA

JOHANNESBURG, June 29 (Reuters) - South Africa's budget shortfall was at 47.7 billion rand
($5.8 billion) in the two months to May compared to a 49.8 billion rand deficit over the same
period last year, data from the Treasury showed on Friday.  
    Revenue came to 90.1 billion rand in the first two months of the 2012/13 year begun in
April, against expenditure of 137.7 billion rand. 
    The table below indicates revenue and expenditure for May, cumulative data for April and May
and comparable figures for the previous year.    
    Revenue and expenditure for the fiscal year to date are also expressed as percentages of the
estimate for 2012/13 and the preliminary outcome for 2011/12.     

 REVENUE         May             April-May       Pct of Revised/          
 Fiscal year     R'bln           R'bln           preliminary outcome  
 2012/13         50.643          90.074          11.3 %  
 2011/12         42.076          79.074          10.7%  
   
 EXPENDITURE     May             April-May       Pct of Revised estimate/  
 Fiscal year     R'bln           R'bln           preliminary outcome  
 2012/13         71.902          137.730         14.2%  
 2011/12         66.303          128.887         14.5% 
 ($1 = 8.1960 South African rand)

 (Reporting by Xola Potelwa)