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Strong tax performance and underspend push 6M primary surplus to 1.7 bln above target
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a surplus of 2.9 billion euros by June, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Monday. During the first six months, the primary balance outperformed by 1.7 billion...
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Draft budget for 2025 sees 2.3 pct growth and strong primary surplus
EconomyMacroeconomyThe draft budget for 2025 was tabled in Parliament on Monday, with the main parameters in line with the medium-term fiscal-structural strategy (MTS) that was presented by the government last week. The draft sees significantly more moderate growth assump...
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Strong taxes and significant underspend push 9M primary balance 3.45 bln above target
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a surplus of 8.74 billion euros up to September, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Wednesday. During the nine months of the year, the primary balance came in ...
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Final budget data for 2024 affirms solid surplus due to strong revenues, 2.75 bln underspend
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 8.7 billion euros in December, and for the full-year 2024, compared to a surplus of 3.92 billion euros in the same period a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execu...
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Exports produce strong finish to 2024 but trade deficit up 8 pct to 34.61 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s trade deficit dropped by 9 percent year-on-year (YoY) at the close of 2024, after a rise of 18.7 percent in November, according to data released by ELSTAT on Friday. The deficit came to 3.109 billion euros for December. Imports totalled 7.13 bi...
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Jan primary surplus at 1.98 bln thanks to strong tax revenues and underspend
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 1.98 billion euros in January, compared to a surplus of 2.28 billion euros in the same period a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Tuesda...
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Primary surplus lands at 2.72 bln up to Feb, tax collections remains strong
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance ran a surplus of 2.72 billion euros up to February, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Tuesday. The primary balance came in at 692 million euros above the target. Expen...
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Feb prim surplus confirmed at 2.8 bln, as taxes remain strong and spending contained
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 2.8 billion euros by February, compared to a surplus of 3.38 billion euros in the same period a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednes...
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Strong set of 2024 fiscal data provides space for voter-friendly handout package
EconomyMacroeconomyELSTAT published on Tuesday the latest fiscal data for the 2021 to 2024 period, recording a significant primary surplus that was accompanied by an announcement from PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis of a surprise handout package worth 1.1 billion euros in support ...
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Significant underspend and strong tax revenues push primary surplus to April above 5 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance ran a surplus of 5.17 billion euros by April, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Thursday. The primary balance came in at 3.19 billion euros above the target. Expenditu...
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