Public spending continued to lag behind government revenues in May, widening the surplus by 472 percent to P67.3 billion from P11.8 billion a year earlier, data from the Department of Finance (DoF) showed on Monday.

Government expenditure stood at P175.2 billion in May, against total revenues of P242.5 billion.

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