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Manufacturing continues to expand in April, firms remain optimistic -
Stability Programme revises growth down to 2.5 pct as investment estimates prove too rosy -
As base effect wears off, producer prices fall by just 0.1 pct in Mar -
Retail sales and volumes show worrying signs, turnover down 3.8 pct in Feb -
Corporate taxation, underspend lead to 3 bln primary surplus in March -
Credit expansion grows by 4.5 pct in Mar, driven by corporations
Budget primary balance in H1 beats target by 1.47 bln on back of improved tax haul
The budget primary balance for the first half of 2022 came to a deficit of 3.43 billion euros, compared to a deficit of 9.09 billion euros in the same period last year, according to the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday.
The primary balance beat the target by 1.47 billion euros against an anticipated deficit of 4.9 billion euros at this point of the year. Expenditure, excluding interest payments and the public investment budget, came to 25.97 billion euros. Net revenues...
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