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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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Investigations into voter email leak continue despite denials from government
PoliticsGreek Politicsof separate investigations by the Interior Ministry, a Greek prosecutor and the country’s Data...-Michelle Asimakopoulou from the upcoming EP elections and the resignation of a senior Interior... that the email list was leaked from the Interior Ministry during the tenure of the caretaker
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After talks at UN, Tsipras returns to grind of parliamentary politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsnational budget. It is worth remembering that before the elections the faction of the “53” advocated... by the election of a new parliamentary speaker on Sunday. SYRIZA is expected to propose former Interior
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