Tunisia's budget will rise in 2020 to $16.4 billion - finance minister


Reuters | Tunis | Updated: 30-09-2019 19:32 IST | Created: 30-09-2019 18:57 IST
Tunisia's budget will rise in 2020 to $16.4 billion - finance minister
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Tunisia's state budget will rise from 40 billion dinars in 2019 to 47 billion dinars in 2020 ($16.4 billion), TAP state news agency quoted Finance Minister Ridha Chalgoum saying on Monday.

The deficit in 2020 is targeted at 3% of gross domestic product (GDP), compared to the 3.9%-of-GDP deficit that Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has said is expected this year.

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