Puerto Rico Treasury Secretary Melba Acosta announced Thursday that revenues for the first five months of fiscal year 2014 exceeded collections for the same period of fiscal year 2013 by $335 million, or 12.4 percent.
Treasury Secretary Melba Acosta-Febo, announced that preliminary revenues for the month of October 2013 increased by $262 million compared to October 2012, and totaled $856 million for the month.
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department disclosed Monday first quarter revenue of $1.69 billion, a figure that represents a year-over-year increase of $88 million, or 5.4 percent, and exceeded budget estimates for this period by $10.4 million, agency chief Melba Acosta said.