Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 14-06-24
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[01] Greece reports 707-mln-euro primary surplus in Jan-May
[01] Greece reports 707-mln-euro primary surplus in Jan-May
ANA-MPA -- Greek authorities on Tuesday reported a primary surplus of
707 million euros in the first five months of 2014.
The finance ministry, in a report on the final figures of budget
execution, said that the state budget reported a deficit of 1,990 billion
euros in the January-May period, from a deficit of 3.843 billion euros
last year and from an updated budget target for a deficit of 2.559
billion euros.
The budget showed a primary surplus of 707 million euros from a primary
deficit of 970 million euros in the year-ago period and from a budget
target of a primary surplus of 208 million euros.
Net state budget revenues totalled 19.600 billion euros, up 0.2 pct
from budget targets, while net regular budget revenues totalled 17.300
billion euros, up 0.3 pct compared with budget targets. Tax revenues
amounted to 16.060 billion euros, up 0.9 pct from targets.
State budget spending totalled 21.590 billion euros, down 529 million
euros compared with targets. Regular budget spending amounted to 19.810
billion euros, down 641 million euros from budget targets reflecting a
decline in primary spending by 459 million euros. Regular budget spending
was down 9.4 pct compared to the same period last year.
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