Greece ’s central government cash balance showed a deficit of 1.851 billion euros in the first half of 2015, down from a deficit of 1.918 billion in the same period last year, the Bank of Greece said.
The central bank, in a report, said that during this period, ordinary budget revenue amounted to 19.113 billion euros, compared to 21.912 billion in the corresponding period of last year. Revenue of 55 million euros regarding Securities Markets Programme (SMP) income transfers from the Bank of Greece is excluded. Ordinary budget expenditure amounted to 21.470 billion euros, from 24.151 billion in January-June 2014.
The primary surplus was 1.3 billion euros in the first half, almost unchanged from the same period last year (1.36 billion).
(source: ana-mpa)
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