Primary surplus 2.3 billion euros between January and July

The Deputy Minister of Finances Christos Staikouras announced that the primary surplus has been estimated to be 2.3 billion euros (1.25% GDP) in the seven-month period between January and July 2014.

Mr. Staikouras explained that the initial budget goal for the seven-month period was 800 million euros (0.4% GDP), meaning that the primary surplus was 1.5 billion euros than original projections.