<p>Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Finance announced today that the state general budget registered a deficit of QAR 21.2 billion during the second quarter of 2026.</p> <p>The Ministry explained, in a statement via its official account on the "X" platform, that total revenues during the second quarter of the current year reached approximately QAR 25.6 billion, while total expenditures reached about…
The Ministry of Finance of Qatar has reported a QAR21.2 billion deficit in the state general budget for the second quarter of 2026, as announced today. According to the Ministry's statement via its official "X" platform, total revenues for the quarter amounted to approximately QAR25.6 billion, while total expenditures reached about QAR46.8 billion.
The Ministry further detailed that expenditures were allocated to salaries and wages (QAR17.611 billion), current expenditures (QAR19.662 billion), major capital expenditures (QAR8.748 billion), and minor capital expenditures (QAR858 million). This follows a QAR10.3 billion deficit recorded in the first quarter of 2026.
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