IMF expects difficult year for public finances, PBO highlights impact on labour force

EconomyMacroeconomy Tags: Budget, IMF, PBO
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The IMF released on Wednesday its Fiscal Monitor report, which compounded the grim picture for Greece on the budget front, after the forecast for a 10 pct in the World Economic Outlook that was published on Tuesday.

The Fund sees Greece running a fiscal deficit of 9 pct of GDP this year, followed by a deficit of 7.9 pct of GDP in 2021. After five years of successive primary surpluses, the balance will turn negative this year and next: -5.1 pct of GDP in 2020 and -4...

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