The Central Government Reported a Primary Deficit of R$ 53.257 Billion in May, According to the Treasury.

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The central government recorded a primary deficit of R$ 53.257 billion in May, as announced this Monday (29) by the National Treasury. With this, in the accumulated 12 months, the central government had a deficit of R$ 142.3 billion, equivalent to 1.06% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The data takes into account the National Treasury, Social Security and the Central Bank (BC) and excludes expenses with public debt. The primary result targ…