{
  "id": 19701756,
  "title": "State budget posts QR22.8 billion deficit in Q3 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/state-budget-posts-qr22-8-billion-deficit-in-q3-2026",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-12T20:16:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar Business",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar-business",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/12/11/2026/state-budget-posts-qr228-billion-deficit-in-q3-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ministry of Finance in Qatar has reported a state general budget deficit of QR22.8 billion for the third quarter of 2026, as announced on Thursday. According to the ministry, total revenues for the quarter amounted to approximately QR17.1 billion, while total expenditures reached around QR39.9 billion. Oil revenues contributed QR10.748 billion, while non-oil revenues contributed QR6.327 billion. Expenditures were allocated to various sectors, including QR16.856 billion for salaries and wages, QR15.437 billion for current expenditures, QR6.878 billion for major capital expenditures, and QR706 million for minor capital expenditures. This deficit follows a previous shortfall of QR21.2 billion during the second quarter of 2026.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}