41.   Officials have said Ukraine would again have a deficit this year.

42.   Recent financial data has shown a larger than expected government budget deficit this year, which also has contributed to the slide.

43.   Recently, the government decided to increase deficits each year to equal the expected real return of the Government Petroleum Fund at the start of the year.

44.   Raising corporate taxes is the main way the Jospin government is going to try to reduce the budget deficit this year.

45.   The debacle is expected to result in a budget deficit this year and has plunged the government into uncharted waters.

46.   The government is forecasting a deficit this year because of tax breaks and increased spending on programs to lift the economy out of recession.

47.   The French government said Wednesday that additional spending due to a worsening economic environment would result in a bigger budget deficit this year than had initially been projected.

48.   The International Monetary Fund fears the Philippines will suffer a large budget deficit this year unless steps are taken to improve tax collection, according to a finance official.

49.   The International Monetary Fund has agreed to allow Thailand to run a budget deficit this year, taking into account the worse-than-expected Asian economic crisis.

50.   The reduction of the German deficit this year was primarily due to a surplus in government social insurance funds, the report said.