Surplus of EUR 2,188 billion in his balance budget It was recorded in the period January – July 2025, against the target for a deficit of EUR 1,961 billion included for the corresponding period of 2025 in the 2025 budget report and a deficit of EUR 139 million in 2024, resulting from the provisional execution data of the State Budget.Ministry).
The primary outcome on a modified cash base stood at a surplus of EUR 7.959 billion, against a target for a primary surplus of EUR 3,599 billion and a primary surplus of EUR 5,665 billion for the same period in 2024. As the Ministry notes, the amount of EUR 2,208 billion relating to the amount of the taxpayer. EUR 605 million concerning the delayed payments of equipment programs do not affect the outcome of the General Government in budgetary terms.
In addition, an amount of EUR 342 million in the first two months is fiscalized in the year 2024. Excluding the above amounts, exceeding the primary outcome on a modified cash base, against the budget objectives, is estimated at EUR 1,203 billion.
At the same time, he points out that the primary outcome in budgetary terms differs from the outcome in cash terms and emphasizes that the above relates to the primary outcome of the central administration and not throughout the General Government, which includes the budgetary results of legal entities and sub -terms of Local Authorities.
According to figures from the Ministry, in January – July 2025, the net revenue of the state budget amounted to EUR 42.858 billion, increasing an increase of EUR 822 million or 2.0% against the target included for the corresponding period in the budget report of 2025.
It is noted that this amount contains both revenue (in the “Sales of goods and Services”) and tax refunds (VAT), the amount of EUR 784.8 million from the transactions required in January 2025 for the completion of the new Attica Concession Agreement.
“This increase is observed, although the proceedings were included in June 1,350 million in the month of the month of the month of service for the funding, operation, maintenance and exploitation of the Egnatia Road Motorway, and the three vertical roads, which was signed by the Egnatia Road and the three vertical roads, Public and HRIPED (now ESSYP) and on the other hand of the company “NEW EGNATIAS SA” as a concessionaire. The next steps of the procedure until the price is paid are expected to be completed in the coming months. Excluding the above amount, net revenue increases by EUR 2,172 million or 5.3% against the target, mainly due to increased tax revenue, “he notes.
In terms of tax revenue, they amounted to EUR 40,556 million, increased by EUR 2,273 billion or 5.9% against the target with this over -execution coming from the best yield on the recovery of the taxes of this year and from the best income tax of the previous year.
According to the same figures, revenue refunds amounted to EUR 5,045 billion and incorporate the VAT refund of EUR 784.8 million from the Attica Road concession agreement, as mentioned above, which is fiscally affected by 2024. If this amount is excluded, tax refunds are € 4,260 billion. against the target (EUR 4,008 billion), included in the budget report of 2025.
The revenue of the RIP amounted to EUR 2,352 billion, reduced by EUR 203 million from the target (EUR 2,555 billion), included in the 2025 budget report.
In particular, in July 2025, total net revenue of the state budget amounted to EUR 8,477 billion, increased by EUR 338 million against the monthly target. Tax revenue amounted to EUR 8.348 billion, up EUR 37 million or 0.4% against the target.
Revenue refunds amounted to EUR 673 million, reduced by EUR 20 million from the target (EUR 693 million). The revenue of the RIP amounted to EUR 429 million, increased by EUR 374 million from the target (EUR 55 million).
State budget expenditure for the period of January – July 2025 amounted to EUR 40,671 billion and are reduced by EUR 3,326 billion against the target (EUR 43,997 billion), included in the EUR 2025 budget report.
In the regular budget, payments are reduced by the target by 3.]EUR 292 billion, mainly due to the delayed transfer payments to OKA and other general government bodies by EUR 2,208 billion and the cash payments of equipment by EUR 605 million. It is noted that the aforementioned amounts do not affect the outcome of the general government in budgetary terms.
Finally, as the Treasury announced, payments to the investment expenditure was EUR 6,131 billion, reduced by EUR 34 million compared to the target, included in the budget report of 2025. At the same time, there are increased € 32 million in accordance with the corresponding payments.