Australia budget deficit narrows to A$690m in 2018/19: government
Published Thu, Sep 19, 2019 · 01:03 AM
[SYDNEY] Australia posted a budget deficit of A$690 million (S$647.5 million) in the 2018/19 fiscal year ended June 30, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Thursday, narrower than the A$4.2 billion deficit forecast in the April budget papers.
The deficit was A$10.1 billion in the 2017/18 year, government data showed.
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