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The St Vincent and the Grenadines government says it has collected EC$66 million (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) more in tax revenue during the first eight months of the year, compared to the same period of 2024. But it acknowledged that spending outstripped receipts slightly, leaving a current account deficit of EC$718,000, down from EC$19.3 million last year.