OREANDA-NEWS.  July 26, 2013. As InfoMarket was informed at the Ministry of Finance, as compared to the same period of the last year , revenues grew by 902,9 mil lei (10,1%). The main revenues of Moldova’s state budget in January-June of 2013 amounted to 8 billion 952,5 mil lei, which is lower than previously planned by 3,5% (320 mil lei).

As compared to the same period of the last year, they rose by 988,6 mil lei (12,4%). State-run enterprises funded from the state budget in the first 6 months of. 2013 accumulated revenues from special funds in the amount of 319,8 mil lei (83,6% of the target). As compared to the same period of the last year, they fell by 272,8 mil lei because since January 1, 2013 higher education institutions have been operating in the conditions of financial autonomy.

Revenues of the special funds in January-June of this year reached 173,2 mil lei (на 26% above the target). If compared to the indicators of the similar period in 2012, they rose 9,6 mil lei (5,9%). Revenues from “the projects financed from external sources” amounted to 402,8 mil lei (50,5% of the target). Out of the total amount, grants constitute 378,6 mil lei, of which 5,3 mil lei are internal grants, 373,3 million lei are external grants.

Expenditures of Moldova’s state budget in the first half-year of 2013 amounted to 10 billion 592,1 mil lei (84,6% of the target). As compared to the same period of the last year, they rose by 909,8 mil lei (9,4%).

The deficit of Moldova’s state budget in January – June 2013 stood at 753,3 mil lei and was covered at the expense of the sale of state securities (278,5 mil lei), foreign loans (401,7 mil lei), receipts from the sale and privatization of the state property.