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Wages record back-to-back growth of 7.1 pct in Q4 2022
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Budget primary balance beats target by 2.39 bln in Feb as taxes outperform
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Unemployment edges up to 11.9 pct in Q4
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Import prices stabilise at high levels in Jan with rise of 0.4 pct YoY
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Car sales contract by 8.2 pct YoY in Feb amid drops for used passenger vehicles and lorries
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CPI slows to 6.1 pct in Feb as energy moderates, but rising food prices persist
Tax revenue overperformance in Sep confirmed, primary budget deficit at 5.96 bln

The budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 5.96 billion euros in the first nine months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 7 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday.
The primary balance exceeded the target set in the 2022-2025 Medium-Term Fiscal Strategy by 2.89 billion euros. Expenditure, excluding interest payments and the public investment budget, came to 38.8 billion euros. Net revenues came to 39.45 billion eur...
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