Kuwait, Jan.31 (BNA): Kuwait will likely post a budget deficit for the fiscal year 2023-2024 of more than KD five billion (USD 16.3 billion,) a finance ministry forecast showed on Tuesday, saying the figure takes into account profits of independent state bodies.
The ministry has submitted a draft budget to parliament, which includes the profits of independent state bodies, it said in a statement, citing a 19-percent increase in non-oil revenues after all figures tallied.
The breakeven price for Kuwaiti crude stands at USD 92 per barrel (pb), while the average price pb as featured in the budget is USD 70; down by USD 15 as compared to the price in the global market, it showed.
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