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Athens predicts primary budgetary surplus of 3.57% of GDP in 2018

Brussels, 02/10/2017 (Agence Europe)

Alexis Tsipras' government anticipates growth of 2.4% of GDP and a primary budgetary surplus (not including servicing of the debt) of 3.57% of GDP next year, according to the draft 2018 budget presented to the Vouli (Greek parliament) on Monday 2 October.

This puts the Greek authorities' projections into line with the commitments to keep the primary budgetary surplus at 3.5% of GDP between 2018 and 2022 that Greece made at the Eurogroup meeting held in Luxembourg on 15 June of this year (see...