ISTANBUL: Trkiye's budget deficit was at 973.55 billion Turkish liras ($30.2 billion) during the first eight months of 2024, according to the Treasury and Finance Ministry data released on Monday. The budget revenues were at 5.25 trillion Turkish liras ($163.8 billion) in the January-August period, while expenditures totaled 6.22 trillion liras ($194 billion).? Non-interest budget balance posted a deficit of 209.5 billion liras ($6.5 billion) in the same period. Interest payments amounted to 764 billion liras ($23.83 billion) from January to August. The USD/TRY exchange rate was at 32.05 on average during the January-August period. Source: Anadolu Agency