By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) - The Turkish Treasury's cash balance saw a deficit of 1.08 trillion Turkish liras ($28.15 billion) in the January-April period, the Treasury and Finance Ministry said on Thursday.
During the first four months, the Treasury's cash revenues totaled 3.45 trillion Turkish liras ($89.85 billion).
Its expenditures -- including interest payments of 684.5 billion Turkish liras ($17.88 billion) -- amounted to 4.54 trillion Turkish liras ($118 billion).
In the four-month period, the Treasury's non-interest expenditures amounted to 3.86 trillion Turkish liras ($100.4 billion).
The cash deficit of $28.09 billion represents the Treasury's cash revenues minus expenditures, including interest payments, in the January-April period.
The USD/TRY exchange rate was at 38.44 on April 30.