Qatar’s budget deficit more than doubles to €5bn in second quarter amid LNG disruption
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What happened
The first-half shortfall has exceeded Qatar’s original full-year forecast. Doha has said cuts to operating spending exclude salaries and capital projects, while European gas buyers face delivery cancellations extending into early November as the Iran war postpones revenue.
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