INSTANT VIEW 1-Czech Jan-Nov budget ends in CZK 12.8 bln surplus

...43 billion 
crown deficit in November alone, data showed on Monday. 
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KEY POINTS: 
(in CZK bln)            Jan-Nov 07     Jan-Oct 07    Jan-Nov 06 
 year-to-date balance    12.77          27.20        -30.92 
 (For full table, double click on................[nPRA001639]) 
 
- The finance ministry says it expects the budget balance to 
worsen in December but gives no update to the adjusted, 
full-year 2007 budget plan which sees a 91.81 billion crown 
deficit on expenditure of 1,056.25 billion crowns. 
- Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek said in early October that 
the finance ministry saw a lower full-year gap of around 81 
billion crowns thanks to better than expected tax collection. 
 
BACKGROUND: 
- The central state budget is the biggest part of the overall 
public finances, which the ministry forecasts will post a 
deficit of 3.4 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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 (Writing by Marek Petrus; editing by Alan Crosby) 
   
 ($1=17.90 Czech Crown) 
  Keywords: CZECH ECONOMY/BUDGET  
    

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