Tax & Spend

Kuwait Sees Deficit Widening 12% to $20.5 Billion Next Year

Kuwait’s revenues are projected at 18.231 billion dinars.

Photographer: Bassam Zidan Ahlawy/Bloomberg
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Kuwait unveiled budget proposals that forecast an 11.9% rise in the deficit to 6.31 billion dinars ($20.5 billion) for the fiscal year starting April 1.

That’s the equivalent of roughly 13% of gross domestic product.