$1.5b deficit recorded

December 30, 2011

Government expenditure in November amounted to $48.65 billion, with $47.18 billion in revenue recorded.
 
The $1.46 billion deficit brought the net surplus for the eight months ending November down to $21.2 billion.
 
The Financial Services & the Treasury Bureau said the month's deficit was mainly due to expenditure under Scheme $6,000.
 
Fiscal reserves stood at $616.6 billion.