INSTANT VIEW 1-Czech Aug monthly budget CZK 2.6 bln

...the year-to-date surplus to 22.23 
billion crowns, official data showed on Monday. 
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KEY POINTS: 
(in CZK bln)            end-Aug 07     end-July 07   end-Aug 06 
 year-to-date balance    22.23          19.68         -6.44 
 (For full table, click on......................[nL03742740]) 
 
- The monthly balance swings into a 2.6 billion crown surplus 
from a 6.0 billion crown deficit in August 2006, mainly thanks 
to the release of 13.9 billion crowns from the reserve fund. 
- January-August revenues account for 69.2 percent of the annual 
target. Overall expenditures for the period stand at 60.9 
percent of the plan. 
- January-August revenues up 9.9 percent year-on-year, 
expenditure up 5.0 percent. 
- The full-year 2007 budget sees a 91.48 billion crown deficit 
on expenditure of 1,041.00 billion crowns. 
 
BACKGROUND: 
- The central state budget is the biggest part of the overall 
public finances, which the ministry forecasts will post a 
deficit of 4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) this year 
under the EU-harmonised ESA-95 fiscal rules. 
 
- For recent stories on the budget, click on [CZ-GVD-POL-RTRS] 
or [CZ-RTRS-DBT]. 
 
LINKS: 
- For an overview of the Czech central government budget, 
Reuters 3000 Xtra users can click on the ministry's website: 
    http://www.mfcr.cz 
 
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 ($1=20.28 Czech Crown) 
  Keywords: CZECH BUDGET/