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Jobless rate falls to 10.2 pct in Mar amid expectations for strong tourism -
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
Tax revenues continue to outperform in Aug, as ministry explains frugal approach
The budget primary balance came to a surplus of 5.59 billion euros in August, compared to a surplus of 19 million euros in the same period of 2022, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Monday.
In the first eight months of the year, the budget outperformed by 3.27 billion euros.
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