Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesias budget deficit touched Rp2.2 trillion or 1.2 percent of the targeted Rp175.4 trillion in the 2014 state budget as of March 31, according to the Finance Ministry.

State revenues stood at Rp288.7 trillion or 17.3 percent of the target of Rp1,667.1 trillion and state expenditures reached Rp286.5 trillion or 15.6 percent of the ceiling of Rp1,842.5 trillion, the ministrys directorate general of treasury said in a statement released on Wednesday.

The state revenues comprised tax receipts worth Rp288.6 trillion or 17.3 percent of the target of Rp1,280.4 trillion and non-tax state revenues worth Rp42.2 trillion or 10.9 percent of the target of Rp385.4 trillion.

Income tax receipts touched Rp121.7 trillion or 20.8 percent of the target of Rp586.3 trillion and value added tax receipts reached Rp83.8 trillion or 17 percent of the target of Rp493 trillion.

Meanwhile, the central governments expenditures stood at Rp164.7 trillion or 13.2 percent of the ceiling of Rp1,249.9 trillion and the amount of budget funds transferred to regional governments touched Rp121.9 trillion or 20.6 percent of the ceiling of Rp592.6 trillion.

Personnel expenditure touched Rp55 trillion or 20.9 percent of the ceiling of Rp263 trillion, goods expenditure reached Rp14.9 trillion or 7.9 percent of the ceiling of Rp188,9 trillion and capital expenditures stood at Rp7.8 trillion or 3.4 percent of the ceiling of Rp229.5 trillion.

Energy subsidy expenditure reached Rp36.6 trillion or 13 percent of the ceiling of Rp282.1 trillion consisting of fuel subsidy worth Rp20 trillion or 9.5 percent of the ceiling of Rp210.7 trillion and electricity subsidy worth Rp16.6 trillion or 23.2 percent of the ceiling of Rp71.4 trillion.(*)

Editor: Heru Purwanto
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