Tag: budget
IMF Disagrees With Brussels; Sees Lower Greek Surpluses for 2019, 2020
Vitor Gaspar, the Head of the Fiscal Affairs Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) presented the Fund's Fiscal Monitor on Wednesday, just before its annual...
European Union to Give Green Light to Greece’s Budget for 2020
Τhe European Commission posted Greece's draft budget plan for 2020 on its website on Wednesday. The budgetary projections envisage a primary surplus of 3.7...
Greek Budget Revenues Exceed Targets by €287 Million in August
A positive surprise for Greece's public finances came to light on Monday, as according to the latest official data, the country's revenues were €287 million...
Greek State Budget Surplus Up by €1 Billion Compared to First Quarter of 2018
The Greek state budget recorded a primary surplus of €1.85 billion in the first quarter of 2019, up from a surplus of €840 million...
Greek Parliament Passes First Post-Bailout Budget
Following a long and politically fierce parliamentary debate, Greek lawmakers approved by majority the country’s 2019 budget at midnight Tuesday. This represents the first non-bailout...
Greek Parliament To Vote on Reversing Pension Cuts Next Week
The proposed law which includes an amendment to block the already-legislated cuts to pensions in 2019 will be tabled and voted on in the...
Greek Budget Primary Surplus Up by €1.105 Billion Over Last Year
The Greek state budget recorded a primary surplus of €6.435 billion ($7.315 billion) in the ten months between January and October 2018, exceeding a...
Greek Parliament Report: ‘Primary Surplus To Reach 4.5 Per Cent in 2018’
Greece's economic surplus for the year 2018 may significantly exceed targets, reaching up to 4.5 per cent of the country's GDP (ahead of its...
Greece and European Commission Close To Agreement on Pension Cuts
The European Commission is nearing an agreement with the Greek government to approve Greece's draft budget for 2019, European sources said on state-run A.M.N.A....
EU to Decide How Greece’s Primary Surplus Should be Used
Greece's budget for 2019 will be assessed by creditors who will decide how the surplus will be spent, Eurogroup President Mario Centeno announced on...
Cypriot FM Georgiades: Growth Expected to Exceed 3 Percent
The economy of Cyprus is expected to grow more than 3 percent over the next three years, according to Cypriot Finance Minister Harris Georgiades...
Greece To Scrap Controversial Wine Tax
According to information revealed by the Greek newspaper Kathimerini, the Greek government intends to exclude from next year’s draft budget revenues from an excise tax...
