OREANDA-NEWS. February 02, 2011. Belarus’ Finance Ministry has posted a republican budget deficit of 4 trillion Belarusian rubles (Br), or 2.4% of the gross domestic product (GDP) in January-December 2010, an official with the Finance Ministry stated.

The republican budget indicates spending and revenues of the central administration, whereas the consolidated budget also includes local budgets.

Republican budget revenues amounted to 30.3 trillion rubles in January-December, or 101.2% of the adjusted target for the whole year, according to preliminary reports.

Republican budget expenditures reached 34.3 trillion rubles, 98.7% of the target for 2010.

Belarus’ state debt reached 61 trillion rubles on January 1, 2011, 37.4% of GDP, including external debt of USD 9.7 billion, with the limit set at USD 11 billion, and internal debt at 31.96 trillion rubles, with the limit at 32 trillion rubles.