THE national government's (NG) budget deficit rose in September from a year earlier as spending increased and revenues fell, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) reported on Wednesday.

The shortfall grew by 39.60 percent to P250.9 billion, P71.2 billion higher than the year-earlier P179.8 billion.

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