Tag: budget
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...
Greek Budget: Primary Surplus Higher Than Target for January – August Period
The Greek state budget showed a primary surplus of €3.157 billion ($3.718 billion) in the January-August period, down from a primary surplus of €3.544...
Greece’s Primary Surplus Well Above Target, Data Shows
During the period between January and August 2018, the General Government of Greece achieved a primary budget surplus of €3.14 billion ($3.67 billion), thanks...
Greece Sees €2.3B Budget Surplus in Q1 2018
Greece's state budget primary surplus totaled €2.320 billion ($2.873 billion) in January-March this year, up from a budget target for a primary surplus of...
