Govt exceeded projected budget revenue intake in Sept

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Govt exceeded projected budget revenue intake in Sept - AG

By Semi Turaga

29/10/2020

Minister for Economy and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum

Minister for Economy and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has revealed that the government has exceeded the projected budget revenue intake in September.

While giving an update on revenue collection and projections, Sayed-Khaiyum says it is a bit early to say as it is generally good to look at this every 3 or 6 months.

He says people also pay their taxes different times of the year.

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