"Timing differences" between income and expenditure mean the government has spent nearly all the reserves set aside for the current financial year.
It's been revealed in Treasury's half-year report the difference between the Island's income and expenditure for the first six months - the deficit - was ?51 million.
Treasury Minister Eddie Teare told Marian Kenny such disparity is not uncommon at this stage:
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