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VAT and income tax boost revenues, budget underspend at 4.25 bln in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 8.74 billion euros in September, compared... Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Friday. Up to September, the budget primary balance... investment budget, came to 36.03 billion euros. Net revenues came to 50.9 billion euros. The total budget
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Budget rolls on with solid primary surplus of 12 bln in Nov
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a surplus of 12.01 billion euros up to November, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Monday. During.... Expenditure, excluding interest payments and the public investment budget, came to 46.87 billion euros
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Budget reaches 8.63 bln primary surplus in 2024 thanks to tax outperformance and underspend
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance closed the year with a surplus of 8.63 billion euros up to December, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Friday... payments and the public investment budget, came to 55.46 billion euros. Net revenues were 74.04 billion
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Budget starts 2025 strongly, registers 2-bln-euro surplus
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance opened the new year with a surplus of 2 billion euros in January, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Monday... interest payments and the public investment budget, came to 3.53 billion euros. Net revenues were 6.01
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Draft budget for 2026 sees growth accelerating to 2.4 pct, tax collections remaining strong
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek Finance Ministry tabled in Parliament on Monday the draft budget for 2026, which sees a stable growth trajectory and a strong budget performance led by tax revenues, notably indirect taxes. The draft budget slightly revises the growth estimate for this year to 2.2 pct, from 2.3 pct
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Budget balance up to May well above target as VAT brings in 650 mln more than planned
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 3.65 billion euros for May, compared to a surplus of 5.34 billion euros a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget... the target. Expenditure, excluding interest payments and the public investment budget, came to 24 billion
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VAT and underspend drive budget outperformance in first six months
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 4.49 billion euros for June, compared to a surplus of 4.52 billion euros a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget... the target. Expenditure, excluding interest payments and the public investment budget, came to 28.22
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Budget continues to perform strongly in July as VAT beats target by over 1 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 5.77 billion euros for July, compared to a surplus of 7.94 billion euros a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget... the target. Expenditure, excluding interest payments and the public investment budget, came to 35.44
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VAT continues to drive budget performance in Aug, at 1.21 bln above target
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 6.53 billion euros for August, compared to a surplus of 8.5 billion euros a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget... the target. Expenditure, excluding interest payments and the public investment budget, came to 40.33
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Government tries to contain fallout from breach of voters' data
PoliticsGreek Politicsgiven the ongoing investigation into a potential data breach at the Interior Ministry. The MEP... Data Protection Authority, the Interior Ministry and a public prosecutor. It was also announced on Friday that Interior Ministry general secretary Michalis Stavrianoudakis and New Democracy’s secretary
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