THE national government budget deficit widened in November from the preceding month and wiped out a surplus from a year earlier, with public spending rebounding strongly in the 11th month of the year, the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) said.
The deficit grew to more than P19.1 billion in November from P2.34 billion in October, and reversed a P6 billion surplus recorded in November 2015, BTr data showed.
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