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The Saudi budget deficit in 2017 exceeded the expectations

The deficit in general budget for 2017 in Saudi Arabia was 61.3 billion dollars, exceeding the level expected at the beginning of the financial year more than eight billion dollars, according to official figures

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Source: AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File


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