Budget primary deficit confirmed at 1.5 bln in Feb, beating target

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Budget primary deficit confirmed at 1.5 bln in Feb, beating target

EconomyMacroeconomy 29/03/2021 - 14:38 Tags: Budget, MoF, Revenues

The budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 1.5 billion euros in the two month of 2021, compared with a surplus of 831 million in the same period of 2020, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for February showed.

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