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Caribbean & Central America - October 2006 (ISSN 1741-4458)
SURINAME: Budget deficit rises
Suriname's budget deficit is set to triple to Su$650m (US$232m) for the fiscal year 2007. In his budget presentation on 2 October President Ronald Venetiaan announced that his government expects an income of US$585m while government expenditure will be around US$817m. According to the Suriname Planning Authority, the budget deficit will be the equivalent of 11% of GNP.
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