FG’s deficit rises 0.1% to N824.79 bn
Economy
… as revenue declines
THE Federal Government’s (FG) fiscal deficit rose month-on-month (MoM) by 0.1 percent to N824.79 billion in April from N823.91 billion in March.
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, disclosed this in its April 2024 Monthly Economic Report.
The report also showed that the deficit was 7.92 percent higher than the budgeted N764.19 billion for the period.
According to CBN, the expansion in deficit was due to a 0.55 percent MoM decline in retained revenue to N419.91 billion in April from N422.23 billion in March.
The decline in revenue was a result of lower receipts from exchange gains.
Similarly, the FG expenditure for April declined MoM by 0.16 percent to N1.246 trillion from N1.244 trillion in March due to reduced capital spending.
CBN said: “The fiscal operations of the Federal Government of Nigeria, FGN, in April resulted in an expansion in the fiscal deficit.
“Provisional data showed that primary and overall deficits rose to N260.98 billion and N824.79 billion, respectively, from N249.43 billion and N823.91 billion in the preceding month.
“The expanded deficit reflected the sharper decline in retained revenue.
“The decline was attributed, largely, to a reduction in capital outlay in the review period.
“Further analysis showed that recurrent and capital accounted for 84.5 and 6.30 per cent, respectively, while transfer payments constituted 9.2 per cent.”
– Vanguard
A.I
Aug. 22, 2024
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