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Govt posts P66.8-B April budget surplus

THE government recorded a budget surplus of P66.8 billion in April as revenue collections outpaced government expenditures, Treasury bureau data showed on Monday. The result, which was significantly higher than the P4.9-billion surplus recorded a year earlier, narrowed the year-to-date shortfall to P204.1 billion from P311.9 billion. For April alone, revenue collections rose by 26.66 percent to P440.7 billion. This brought the January-April tally to P1.3 billion, 11.22 percent higher year on year. "Taxes amounting to P1.1 trillion made up 89.18 percent of total collections, whereas non-tax

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Bureau of the Treasury

Govt posts P66.8-B April budget surplus

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 23: The Manhattan skyline is seen from the Staten Island Ferry on May 23, 2023 in New York City. In the new study published in the journal Earth’s Future, new research has found that New York City may be sinking due to the weight of it numerous skyscrapers. The sinking is thought to be exacerbated by the waters that flank the city, as sea levels have risen by about 9in, or 22cm, since 1950 and are believed to be a result of climate crisis. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP
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