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Budget primary balance in H1 beats target by 1.47 bln on back of improved tax haul The budget primary balance for the first half of 2022 came to a deficit of 3.43 billion euros, compared to a deficit of 9.09 billion euros in the same period last year, according to the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
High energy prices fuel uncertainty on fiscal front The energy crisis fuelled by the Ukraine conflict will dominate the attention of Finance Ministry officials in the coming months as uncertainty over supplies during the winter has been priced into natural gas prices, which have reached 160 euros/MWh, creating doubts about the cost of the latest energy subsidy scheme.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Jan-May primary budget deficit contained at 1.49 bln on back of property tax, VAT intakes The budget primary balance for the first five months of 2022 came to a deficit of 1.49 billion euros, compared to a deficit of 8.14 billion euros during the same period last year, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday.
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Economy
PBO urges continued fiscal discipline amid growing instability In its latest report covering the first quarter of 2022, the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) sees mixed signals for the Greek economy and expects international factors to play a key role in developments in the near term.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
May cash deficit improves markedly YoY as revenues rise by 3.5 bln Greece’s central government recorded a primary cash deficit of 842 million euros in May, from a deficit of 2.09 billion euros in the same month of 2021, according to figures released by the Bank of Greece on Friday.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Budget primary balance to May beats target by wide margin, taxes continue to outperform The budget primary balance for the first five months of 2022 came to a deficit of 1.49 billion euros, compared to a deficit of 8.14 billion euros in the same period last year, according to the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday.
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EconomyMacroeconomy Inflation and economic bounce boost tax revenues as Jan-Apr budget primary balance beats target by 1.65 bln The budget primary balance for the first four months of 2022 was confirmed at a deficit of 799 million euros, compared to a deficit of 6.2 billion euros during the same period last year, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Central govt cash balance records surplus of 714 mln in April, improves by 5 bln YoY in first four months Greece’s central government recorded a primary cash surplus of 714 million euros in April, from a deficit of 2.23 billion euros in the same month of 2021, according to figures released by the Bank of Greece on Wednesday.
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EconomyMacroeconomy Resilience evident in Apr budget execution data as taxes beat target by 1.79 bln The budget primary balance for the first four months of 2022 came to a deficit of 811 million euros, compared to a deficit of 6.2 billion euros in the same period last year, according to the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Updated Stability Programme reflects impact of crisis as growth revised to 3.1 pct, rising in 2023 The Greek authorities submitted to Brussels last week the Stability Programme for the 2022-2025 period, in which the impact of the cost-of-living crisis and the fallout from the conflict in Ukraine are reflected.