Gov’t budget surplus nearly triples on spending dip

Publication date 22 March 2023 | 22:24 | ICT

Total government revenues and expenditures reached 1.853 trillion and 1.088 trillion riel ($463 million and $272 million), respectively, in the first month of 2023 – equivalent to 7.16 per cent and 3.13 per cent of the full-year targets,

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