Costa Rica records US$173 million fiscal surplus through April

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Costa Rica recorded a fiscal surplus of US$173 million in the first four months of the year, providing the government with more funds to invest in security and agriculture, Finance Minister Guillermo Zúñiga said.

Thanks to the surplus, Costa Rican will face no problems in achieving its state spending objectives for this year, Zúñiga said. Besides agriculture and security, more funds would also be available to fight poverty.

Source: actualidad.terra.es

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