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Industrial turnover back in contraction again in Mar, falling by 6 pct YoY -
Central govt debt drops to 405.54 bln in Q1, bonds rise by 3bln -
Vehicles licences jump by 36.3 pct in Apr thanks to strongest car sales since 2010 -
Primary balance at 3.25 bln in Apr, above target thanks to favourable timing -
EC makes minor adjustment to growth forecast, at 2.2 pct for 2024 -
Import price index up by 1.3 pct YoY in Mar for first rise in 13 months
Jan budget deficit confirmed at 15 mln, revenues 610 mln short and spending underexecuted
The budget primary balance for the first month of 2022 came to a small surplus of 15 million euros, compared to a deficit of 1.47 billion euros in the same month last year, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Friday.
The primary balance is well ahead of the target by 1.15 billion euros. Expenditure, excluding interest payments and the public investment budget, came to 3.11 billion euros. Net revenues came to 3.86 billion euros, below the target by 610 million euros.
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