Macroeconomic indicators - Russian 2012 budget deficit expected at 1pct of GDP

RIA Novosti quoted Mr Andrei Klepach deputy economic development minister of Russia as saying that the federal budget deficit this year may come in at 1% of GDP.

He said that the forecast is based on the assumption that the budgetary revenue base in 2012 will be higher than 2011, also

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