The overall public sector deficit for 2012 reached P163.3 billion, or 1.5 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), the Department of Finance (DOF) reported on Thursday.

In a statement, the Finance department said that the amount is P11.8 billion lower compared to the figure recorded in 2011, which has a ratio of 1.8 percent of GDP in 2011.

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