{"id":7118,"date":"2023-10-28T13:55:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T08:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=7118"},"modified":"2023-10-28T13:55:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T08:55:52","slug":"govt-loss-write-offs-at-mvr-374-mn-thrice-more-than-budgeted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=7118","title":{"rendered":"Govt loss, write-offs at MVR 374 Mn, thrice more than budgeted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Government&#8217;s losses and write-offs reached MVR 374 million as of October 12, which is thrice more than originally budgeted for 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Finance in its most recent Weekly Fiscal Development said the budgeted total for losses and write-offs in 2023 is MVR 101.2 million; which indicates the actual expenditure for the component has already observed a 270% increase.<\/p>\n<p>It was reported that the budget allocated for losses and write-offs exhausted completely by the first half of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The government&#8217;s losses and write-offs in its recurrent expenditure include compensations provided to public companies and other contractors.<\/p>\n<p>According to the ministry, the losses and write-offs of the government in the last four years reached a total of MVR 1.6 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The government includes losses and write-offs for the compensation it provides to companies for damages incurred by them mainly due to the state terminating or canceling agreements in breach of contract.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Government&#8217;s losses and write-offs reached MVR 374 million as of October 12, which is thrice more than originally budgeted for 2023. 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