Parliament approved the 2023 State Budget on Thursday, with the votes of 93 lawmakers of the 136 present. The public finance deficit in the Slovak Republic is expected to rise to 6.44% of gross domestic product (GDP) next year from almost 5% this year. The deficit net of temporary effects next year is equivalent to 3.1% of GDP, which is close to the current year's estimate (2.9% of GDP).
State budget revenue is expected to amount to EUR 26,699 billion and expenditure to EUR 35,041 billion. The cash budget deficit is expected to reach EUR 8.3 billion next year.
Total general government revenue is expected to reach EUR 50.579 billion and expenditure EUR 58.451 billion next year, with a deficit of EUR 7.9 billion.
Ben Pascoe, Photo: TASR
