BUENOS AIRES, March 2 (Reuters) - Argentina's tax revenue rose 20.2 percent to 27.38 billion pesos ($7.02 billion) in February from the same month a year ago, the government said on Tuesday.
The figure came in below the median forecast of 27.50 billion pesos in a Reuters poll of seven analysts.
($1 = 3.9025 Argentine pesos)
(Reporting by Walter Brandimarte; Editing by Dan Grebler) Keywords: ARGENTINA ECONOMY/TAX (buenosaires.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com; +54 11 4318-0618; Reuters Messaging: fiona.ortiz.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
The figure came in below the median forecast of 27.50 billion pesos in a Reuters poll of seven analysts.
($1 = 3.9025 Argentine pesos)
(Reporting by Walter Brandimarte; Editing by Dan Grebler) Keywords: ARGENTINA ECONOMY/TAX (buenosaires.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com; +54 11 4318-0618; Reuters Messaging: fiona.ortiz.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.