Dr. Platon Monokroussos, Chief Market Economist, Deputy General Manager, Eurobank Ergasias S.A
Greece’s finance ministry released earlier today preliminary data on the State Budget execution in
the first quarter of 2015.
The year-to-March Central Government budget recorded a €500mn
deficit, which compares with a targeted shortfall of €2, 111mn. In a similar vein, the primary balance (which excludes interest payments) recorded a surplus of €1, 735mn, significantly outperforming the €119mn budget target and a surplus of €1, 541mn generated in Q1 2014 (see Table).
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GREECE MACRO FOCUS, April 17, 2015
