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European Commission approves 2019 budget, urges focus to meet end of year reform goals
EconomyProgrammea budget for 2019 in compliance with the commitment to achieve a primary surplus of 3.5 percent... to meet the objectives. More specifically, the package of discretionary measures in the 2019 budget has been finalised and meets the agreed primary surplus target with the overall budget balance next
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Budget approved as party machinations intensify
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe 2019 budget was voted through Parliament on Tuesday night following another head-on clash... expansionary budget after eight years of austerity and highlighted the recent “positive” measures... Parliament. The first was announced before the leaders’ debate on the budget and involved independent
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Budget surplus overshoots 11M target due to lower primary expenditure, investment spending
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 7.63 billion euros in the first 11 months of 2018, according to the final budget execution bulletin for November published by the Finance... target. Net revenues came to 47.47 billion euros, bettering the target by 760 million. The budget
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Budget primary surplus at 1.46 bln in Mar, beating target by 2.42 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a surplus of 1.46 billion euros in the first three months...) preliminary budget execution bulletin showed on Monday. The primary surplus surpassed its target by 2.42... for March 2018 which landed at a deficit of 329 million euros. The budget balance in the first three months
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Budget primary surplus at 1.46 bln in Apr, above target by 2.13 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a surplus of 1.46 billion euros in the first four months... budget execution bulletin showed on Wednesday. The primary surplus surpassed its target by 2.13... for the same month last year which showed a deficit of 79 million euros. The budget balance in the first
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Budget primary surplus confirmed at 1.46 bln in April, above target by 2.31 bln on higher revenues
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a surplus of 1.46 billion euros in the first four months... budget execution bulletin confirmed on Monday. The primary surplus surpassed its target by 2.13 billion... for the same month last year which showed a deficit of 79 million euros. The budget balance in the first four
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Finance Ministry faces balancing act as it starts to draft 2020 budget
EconomyProgrammebudget, which will have to achieve the key economic goals pledged by New Democracy but also satisfy... budget calculations on, while factoring in the tax cuts it has promised for this year and next... budget. Greece is due to receive 1.3 billion euros next year. It should be noted, though, that none
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Athens strives to bridge fiscal gap before unveiling 2020 draft budget
EconomyProgrammegap for 2020 before the draft budget is submitted to Brussels on October 15. Speaking to Ta Nea... that the issue will be settled by the time the draft 2020 budget is sent to the European Commission..., that the idea the money could be recorded as budget revenues, which was floated in the Greek media
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Sept budget primary surplus confirmed at 4.47 bln, well above target
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a surplus of 4.47 billion euros in the first nine months... (MoF) budget execution bulletin for the month. The primary surplus surpassed its target by 3.01..., the current monthly primary balance’s surplus showed an increase of 12.1 percent. The budget balance
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October budget primary surplus confirmed at 5.74 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a surplus of 5.74 billion euros in the first 10 months of 2019...) budget execution bulletin confirmed on Monday. The primary surplus surpassed its target by 1.56 billion... monthly primary balance’s surplus fell by 1.8 percent. The budget balance in the first 10 months
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