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Budget primary deficit at 1.47 bln euros in Jan, revenue shortfall hits 812 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 1.47 billion euros in the first month of 2021, compared to a surplus of 495 million noted in January 2020, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for January showed on Monday.
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Finance Ministry grapples with escalating cost of pandemic
EconomyFinance minister Christos Staikouras announced on Monday that the cost of support measures for the economy in the first quarter alone will come to 5.9 billion euros – close to 80 percent of the amount budgeted for the whole year.
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Pandemic drove 28.4 bln of bank loans into moratorium last year
EconomyThe quantity of loans that went into moratorium last year from the end of March stood at 28.4 billion euros, according to an update from the Finance Ministry.
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Budget primary confirmed at deficit of 18.20 bln in 2020
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 18.20 billion euros in 2020, compared to a surplus of 5.02 billion noted in 2019, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for December showed on Monday.
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Budget primary shows deficit of 18.20 bln in 2020, total deficit at 22.81 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 18.20 billion euros in 2020, compared to a surplus of 5.02 billion noted in December 2019, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for December showed on Monday.
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Budget primary shows deficit of 13.75 bln in November
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 13.75 billion euros in the first eleven months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 6.95 billion noted in November 2019, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for November showed on Monday.
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Budget primary shows deficit of 13.81 bln in November, above target by 1.48 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 13.81 billion euros in the first eleven months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 6.95 billion noted in November 2019, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for November showed on Wednesday.
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Budget passed as govt pins hopes on vaccine rollout to get economy on track
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe 2021 budget was passed through Parliament on Tuesday night after five days of intense debate, allowing the government to now focus on the coronavirus vaccination programme that it hopes will be a catalyst for the economic recovery it expects next year.
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Slight easing of Covid-19 data as focus turns to retail, budget
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere was slight encouragement for the government over the weekend as Greece’s Covid-19 numbers eased a little ahead of the start of efforts to re-open parts of the retail sector in the run-up to Christmas.
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Budget primary confirmed at deficit of 9.07 bln in October
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 9.07 billion euros in the first ten months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 5.74 billion noted in October 2019, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for October showed on Wednesday.