Russia’s federal budget deficit at 0.5% of GDP in 2013 – fin min

MOSCOW, Jan 15 (PRIME) -- Russia’s federal budget deficit amounted to 0.5% of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013 against 0.8% earlier planned, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Wednesday.

“Last year’s results are not bad in general, as we have fulfilled all our plans, and even budget revenue was higher than we had planned,” Siluanov said.

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