OREANDA-NEWS. December 15, 2009. The state budget deficit will be covered from internal reserves and tied foreign loans in 2010, Finance Minister Andrei Kharkovets told reporters on Monday.

“We have sufficient internal sources, we have had surplus balances in the past years, and we will take tied foreign loans,” Kharkovets said.

Belarus’ state budget bill for 2010 projects a deficit not exceeding 2.7 trillion Belarusian rubles (Br), or 1.5% of GDP.