Hungary’s government has raised its 2023 budget deficit goal to 3.9% of gross domestic product from 3.5% targeted previously due to surging energy prices and the costs of shielding some households and companies from higher utility bills. Hungary’s budget deficit has ballooned this year after a spending spree ahead of April elections, and with soaring energy prices and additional gas purchases from Russia, its main supplier, contributing to expenditures.
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