Ministry of Finance

Serbia's public debt went up by EUR 178M in February reaching EUR 20.4B or 62.9% of the country's GDP, according to data released by the Ministry of Finance.

At the end of 2013, the public debt totaled EUR 20.089B or 61.2% of the GDP, and according to the Budget System Law, Serbia's public debt is limited to 45% of the GDP, the BGNES reports.

Public debt at EUR 20.4 billion - 62.9 pct of GDP

BELGRADE -- Serbia's public debt went up by EUR 178 million in February reaching EUR 20.4 billion or 62.9 percent of the country's GDP.

This data was released by the Ministry of Finance its website.

At the end of 2013, the public debt totaled EUR 20.089 billion or 61.2 percent of the GDP.

BELGRADE - Serbia's public debt went up by EUR 178 million in February reaching EUR 20.4 billion or 62.9 percent of the country's GDP, the Ministry of Finance has released on its website.

At the end of 2013, the public debt totaled EUR 20.089 billion or 61.2 percent of the GDP, and according to the Budget System Law, Serbia's public debt is limited to 45 percent of the GDP.

BELGRADE - The budget deficit amounted to RSD 33.4 billion in the first two months of 2014, while only in February it stood at RSD 26.4 billion, the Ministry of Finance announced on Thursday.

In February, Serbia made revenues of RSD 58.8 billion, and expenditures of RSD 85.2 billion, not factoring in revenues and expenditures of indirect budget beneficiaries.

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