text: 96 66 802L7 L26 -20-70 -60 -60 -5r250.5 -I1.7 r41.5 120.8 Source! Government of Ghana.A/40/44L English eage 47 120. The budgetary situation has improved significantly. Over the period L98L/e2 to 1985 the Central Government budget has shown a growth in revenue, greater than that of recurrent expenditure owing, inEer alia, to strengthened fax administration and new taxes and fees. Revenues were only 56 per cent of recurrent expenditure in L98L/82, but reached 100 per cent in 1984, with a positive balance on currenE account budgeted for 1.985. Development expenditures as a percentage of total expenditure almost doubled in the same period, from 9.7 per cent in l98L/82 Eo 18.0 per cent for the 1985 budget. The total budget deficit, which was close to 100 per cent of revenue at the start of the periodr had declined to 17.9 per cent in 1984 and was estimated at 11.7 per cent for the 1985 budget. Table 22 Ghana: summary of central government finances (Millions of cedis) a/ Item 198t/e2 \/Les2 2/re83 g/L984 b/L98s g/ Revenue Expenditure: Recurrent Development Tota I s Current account. deficit Total budget deficit Net lending Net payments: FinancingInternal loans Of which bank of Ghana External loans Other receipts Total net receiptss4 855.3 I 602.5 926.9 9 529.s -3 747.3 -4 67 4.2 L73.7 -4 847.9 4 211.0 L 672.7 389.3 347.6 4 847 .9253.2 10 029.4 13 816.7 I 846.1 14 776.2 -3592.9 -4 37 4.0 955.9 -4 718.0 3 433.5 215. I 33.8 966.9 4241.0 400.9 354.4 755.3 159.9 s14.3 419.5 933.9 953.8 455.0 970. r 933.922 64L.0 22 700.0 3 994.0 26 694.0 -59 .0 -4 053.0 791.0 -4 844.0 3 028.0 I 820.0 -4 .0 4 844.039 900.0 35 535.0I 02s.0 44 s60.0 3 36s.0 -4 660.0 3 9s0.0 -8 610.0 3 250.0 2 000.0 s 350.0 I 610.0-2 -3
analysis: The text appears to be a financial report on the central government of Ghana, discussing the country's budgetary situation, revenue, expenditure, and deficit. It highlights the improvement in the budgetary situation over a certain period, with a growth in revenue and a decrease in deficit. The report also provides specific figures and tables to support its claims.