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Doha: Qatar's government budget recorded a surplus of QR 0.9 billion ($247 million) in the third quarter, boosting the nine-month surplus in 2021 to QR 4.9 billion, the finance ministry said on Twitter on Monday.
Total revenue for Q3 stood at QR 47 billion, an increase of 20.6% year-on-year, it said.
Expenditure on major projects in Q3-2021 reached QR 16.3 billion. During the first three quarters of 2021, total expenditure on major projects amounted to QR 46.3 billion.