Arbuzov: State budget deficit decreases significantly

For four months in 2013, the deficit of state budget of Ukraine amounted to 16 billion UAH instead of planned 24 billion UAH, first deputy Prime Minister Serhiy Arbuzov said during the Conciliation Council of the faction leaders and heads of parliamentary committees, ForUm correspondent reports.

"For four months, the deficit was almost two times less than it was planned," Arbuzov said.

He also predicts that for the first five months of 2013, the budget deficit will amount to 20 billion UAH instead of planned 31 billion UAH.