Minister of Finance Mehmet Şimşek has announced that the 2010 budget deficit is at 39.6 billion TL, which is a 25 percent drop in comparison to 2009 figures.Releasing the budget results for 2010, Minister of Finance Mehmet Şimşek states, "The 2010 budget showed a much better performance than our target and revised target predicted. We are at a better point than our target."Şimşek's announced figures for 2010 budget results are as follows:* The 2010 annual budget revenue was at 254.3 billion TL, while budget expenditures reached 293.6 billion TL. * The 2010 annual budget deficit was realized at 39.6 billion TL, a 25 percent drop from 2009. * The 2010 budget expenditures minus interest were 245.3 billion TL, while tax revenue was realized at 210.5 billion TL.* The 2010 primary surplus was 8.7 billion TL.