ANKARA
Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek on Tuesday said that central budgetary expenses were 360.5 billion Turkish liras (TL), central budgetary incomes were 331.7 billion TL while the budget deficit was 28.8 billion TL in 2012.
Speaking at a press conference in the Turkish capital of Ankara, Simsek said that they expected inflation figures in Turkey to continue to fall and their target was 5.3 percent in 2013.
Simsek underlined that their expectations for the budget in 2013 were very positive and Turkey's growth pace would speed up in 2013 and Turkey would grow at least 4 percent in 2013.