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At the end of May, the cumulative income and expense balance of the state budget economy was -3.3 billion euros, while the income and expense balance at the same time last year was -1.4 billion euros. Compared to the same time last year, revenues increased by 4.8 billion euros (19 %), and expenses by 6.8 billion (25 %). The increase in income is explained by the increase in tax revenues. Of the expenses, the expenses of the transfer economy grew the most.