International Monetary Fund: Greece to return to primary surpluses in 2023

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International Monetary Fund: Greece to return to primary surpluses in 2023The IMF called on national governments to maintain an austere fiscal policy and to adopt focused support measures against high energy prices

Greece will return to primary surpluses from 2023 and remain on a course of reducing its public debt, the IMF said in its Fiscal Monitor report released on Wednesday, ANA reports.

The Fund sees the general government primary surplus at 0.9% of GDP in 2023, rising to 2% in 2027, from primary deficits of 1.8% this year and 5.5% in 2021.

According to the report, the general government balance, including capital payments on debt, will show a deficit of 1.9% of GDP in 2023, from a shortfall of 4.4% this year, falling to 0.7% in 2027.

The general government debt is expected to fall from 199.4% of GDP in 2021 to 177.6% this year, to 169.8% in 2023, and to 149.9% in 2027.

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