kyiv dec 7 reuters  moldovas government on wednesday approved the main indicators of the 2023 state budget forecasting economic growth of 2 inflation of 157 and a deficit of 6 of gross domestic product moldova a country of 35 million people has said previously that it expects its economy to shrink 3 in 2022 and that the deficit will be 54 of gdp while inflation could reach 291 the budget must later be approved by the parliament reporting by alexander tanas writing by pavel polityuk editing by toby chopra