As of September 1, 2002 surplus of the Kazakhstan budget equaled 2.0% of GDP

/Almaty bureau REUTERS, October 15, 02/ - Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan informs that as of September 1, 2002 surplus of the Kazakhstan budget, in accordance with online data of the Ministry of finance, equaled to KZT45.5bn, or 2.0% of GDP. Revenues is said to have equaled KZT536.6bn against KZT495.5bn of the same period of last year, expenses including credits equaled KZT491.1bn against KZT445.0bn of last year. Following is performance of the state budget as of September 1, 2002: ---------------------------------------------------------------- % of GDP STATE BUDGET KZT billion at current prices -------------------------------- ----------- ----------------- Revenues 536.621 23.1 including: Tax collections 490.104 21.1 Non-tax collections 36.279 1.6 Income from capital transactions 4.870 0.2 Expenses 491.090 21.2 Budget surplus 45.531 2.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- [2002-10-15]