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The central government primary balance had a surplus of roughly 1.5 billion euros in the first half of 2023, up from a deficit of €3.8 billion in the same period in 2022, according to figures on the central government's net borrowing requirements on a cash basis, released by the Bank of Greece on Wednesday.

Slovenia’s general government deficit in the third quarter of the year shrank to €60 million or 0.4% of GDP, the lowest since the start of the Covid pandemic in the first quarter of 2020.

Ljubljana – The government expects that this year’s budget expenditure will be EUR 800 million higher than planned in the current budget documents. It says that the situation regarding Covid-19 had deteriorated significantly since the budgeting process was completed.

The Bulgarian households are spend 5 772 BGN average per capita in 2018 or by 10.6% more compared to 2017. Household expenditure increase 1.7 times during the 2009 - 2018 period, according to the National Statistical Institute. 

Croatia's centre-left government is mulling tough new measures to deal with a high budget deficit of 5.8 per cent of GDP and a general government debt equivalent to 81.7 per cent of annual GDP.