Polish budget hits zł.600 mln surplus

Poland's budget in the first four months of the year hit a zł.600 million surplus, deputy finance minister Elżbieta Suchocka-Roguska said on Tuesday.

"We estimate that after four months the budget had zł.600 million surplus. These are preliminary estimates and can change," said Suchocka-Roguska.

Earlier this month, she expected the budget at the end of April to show a deficit of zł.700 million, but thanks to high inflation and lower spending, the budget has performed better than planned.

The ministry plans a zł.27.1 billion deficit for the whole of 2008. (Reuters)