boi statement, 2025-08-20
The cumulative deficit in the government budget in the past 12 months totaled 4.9 percent of GDP in July, a decline of 0.2 percentage points from the previous month, in view of increased government tax receipts in July (in fixed prices and net of legislative changes and one-off revenues), which are slightly higher than the long-term trend.
Sentiment: neutral
Topic: fiscal_policy