This is a result of an increase in total operating receipts (16%), and a fall in operating payments (4%) when compared to the corresponding period last year. •  Government revenue: Cumulative to June, total Government revenue amounted to around $ million, an increase of 15 percent over the year.
This was led by higher direct tax receipts $ VAT receipts $ and other indirect taxes $ Compared with the Budget, revenue collections were 9 percent higher $  •  Government operating expenditure: The 4 percent fall in expenditure was underpinned by lower payments for supplies and consumables (-16.1%), personnel payments (-11.1%), purchase of outputs (-2.9%), and interest paid (-0.4%).