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Energy drives import price drop of 3.2 pct YoY in Feb
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Industrial production growth slows to 1.8 pct YoY in Feb, led by manufacturing
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Unemployment edges up to 8.5 pct in Feb
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PMI stable in March as war starts affecting business and confidence
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Strong rise in food sales pushes 7 pct YoY increase in Jan retail
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Economic sentiment declines in March, consumer confidence at lowest since 2022
2014 draft budget: An ambitious fiscal consolidation targeting a primary surplus of 1.6 pct
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) tabled the 2014 draft budget to the Greek parliament on Monday with headline figures confirming recent press reports. As was broadly expected, 2014 will be another year of ambitious budget consolidation with a further cut in primary expenditure by 2.77 billion year on year (yoy) and a revenue increase of 2.55 billion yoy (both on a cash basis) to reach the MoU target of a general government (gg) primary surplus at 2.84 billion (1.6 percent of GDP).
The achievement of a sustainable primary surplus has emerged as the Holy Grail of Greece’s fiscal adjustment as it would pave the way for official discussions on the ultimate target of debt easing measures to begin in the coming months.
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