The Ministry of Finance wants to boost flagging mergers and acquisitions activity by extending tax breaks to smaller companies; it would also reward those that do not shed part of their workforce. [INTIME]
The state budget’s primary surplus strongly exceeded targets last year resulting in a small overall surplus, according to preliminary data provided by the Finance Ministry Thursday.
The primary surplus – which excludes the cost of servicing Greece’s public debt – hit €8 billion in January-December 2025, compared to a budgetary target of €5.32 billion. The overall budget surplus reached €17 million, against a targeted deficit of €2.58 billion.