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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
High energy prices fuel uncertainty on fiscal front
The energy crisis fuelled by the Ukraine conflict will dominate the attention of Finance Ministry officials in the coming months as uncertainty over supplies during the winter has been priced into natural gas prices, which have reached 160 euros/MWh, creating doubts about the cost of the latest energy subsidy scheme.
The new scheme, providing subsidies for electricity bills, was launched this week. It intends to cap retail bills. An amount of 850 million euros has been budgeted until the end of the year. However, the calculations were based on lower wholesale gas pr...
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