ISTANBUL: The Turkiye budget showed a deficit of 1.375 trillion lira ($45.7 billion) in 2023, with the primary deficit amounting to 700.4 billion lira, the Treasury and Finance Ministry said on Monday.

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It said the budget deficit in December stood at 842.53 billion lira, with the primary deficit excluding interest payments at 800 billion lira.