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Deposits continue to slide in Feb as households and firms dip into savings -
Lending to corporations drives credit expansion of 3.8 pct YoY in Feb -
Small gains for building activity in Dec, up 7.1 pct in full 2023 -
Economic sentiment and consumer confidence gain ground in March -
Travel balance surplus more than doubles YoY in Jan -
Income tax and VAT revenues drive budget primary surplus to 3.38 bln in Feb
Budget primary surplus of 2.43 bln in April thanks to 1.64 bln tax outperformance
The budget primary balance came to a surplus of 2.34 billion euros in April, compared to a deficit of 799 million euros in the same period of 2022, according to the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday.
In the first four months of the year, the budget outperformed by 3.3 billion euros.
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