Lucknow, Sept 17: The Uttar Pradesh government today presented an interim budget for the financial year 2003-2004 in the Assembly, showing a deficit of Rs 265.66 crore. The government also sought a vote-on-account amounting to over Rs 8004 crore for the next three months ending December 2003.

The interim budget, while estimating an expenditure of Rs 62,250.26 crore, showed an estimated receipt of Rs 58,485.34 crore. After adjusting a receipt of Rs 3499.26 crore from the public accounts, the net deficit stood at Rs 265.66 crore.
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