ISTANBUL, April 17 (Reuters) - Turkey's central
government budget recorded a deficit of 47.22 billion lira
($2.46 billion) in March, the Finance Ministry said on Monday.
The primary balance, which excludes interest payments,
logged a deficit of 2.15 billion lira, it said.
There were no payments made in March to the state pipeline
operator BOTAS and a government scheme that protects lira
deposits against forex depreciation.
The Treasury made a capital transfer of 3 billion lira for
the transformation of disaster-prone areas, after deadly
earthquakes devastated parts of 11 provinces in Turkey's south
in February.
($1 = 19.2300 liras)
(Reporting by Ali Kucukgocmen and Ebru Tuncay;
Editing by Daren Butler)
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