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The budget primary balance widened substantially in July to 8.2 billion euros, from a deficit of 6.10 billion euros in the first six months of 2020, preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Wednesday.

The budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 6.10 billion euros in the first six months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 381 million noted in June 2019, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for June showed on Monday.

The budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 5.86 billion euros in the first half of 2020, compared to a surplus of 381 million noted in June 2019, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for June showed on Wednesday.

The budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 4.84 billion euros in the first five months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 916 million noted in May 2019, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for May showed on Thursday.

The budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 4.80 billion euros in the first five months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 916 million noted in April 2019, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for May showed on Monday.

The budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 1.52 billion euros in the first four months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 1.46 billion noted a year earlier, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for April showed on Monday.

The Budget office of the Greek Parliament (PBO) issued its first quarterly report for 2020 in which the early signs of the pandemic started becoming visible, although the office notes that even the latest fiscal and macro data are far from capturing the impact of the pandemic.

The budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 1.51 billion euros in the first four months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 1.46 billion noted in April 2019, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for April showed on Friday.

The Greek Finance Ministry published on Sunday night the Stability Programme for 2020 that it submitted to the European Commission, providing the first official assessment of the economic impact the government expects to see from Covid 19 this year, as well as the notable recovery expected next year.

The budget primary balance recorded a surplus of 494 million euros in the first three months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 1.44 billion in March 2019, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin showed on Monday.