The good results achieved in public finances during the previous two quarters have continued during the first six months of the fiscal year 2023-2024. Efforts made by revenue-generating agencies have led to an improvement in the overall net position of the government, although their impacts were mitigated by the paralysis of activities during the period from February to March 2024, as stated in the monetary policy note for the first semester of the fiscal year 2023-2024 published by the Bank of the Republic of Haiti.

Data available for the first semester of 2023-2024 indicate the continuation of positive outcomes from administrative measures previously taken by the Haitian government, particularly at the General Directorate of Customs, to mobilize fiscal resources. With taxes and duties collected by the Public Treasury amounting to 83,701.70 million gourdes, this was primarily driven by a 14.21% increase in customs revenue, as internal revenues decreased by 6.70% (52,229.1 million gourdes as of March 31, 2024, compared to 55,975.0 million gourdes as of March 31, 2023).