Increased tax revenue by EUR 406 million, with EUR 153 million revenue exceeded the final budget execution data announced by the State Treasury.

More specifically, according to state budget execution data, announced by the Ministry of National Economy and Finance, on amended cash basis for the period of January 2025, a surplus of a state budget is presented in the state budget of € 758 million against the target for a surplus target. EUR 200 million included for the corresponding period of 2025 in the report of Budget 2025 and a surplus of EUR 1,093 million in 2024.

The primary effect on a modified cash base was shaped to surplus of EUR 1,980 millionagainst a target for primary surplus of EUR 1,400 million and primary surplus of EUR 2,282 million for the same period in 2024. It is noted that an amount of EUR 418 million concerning the decentralization of regular budget grants and an amount Public investment, do not affect the outcome of the general government in Financial terms. Excluding these amounts, the primary result of the central administration is close to the target.

It should be noted that the primary outcome in budgetary terms differs from the outcome in cash terms. In addition, the above relate to the primary outcome of the central administration and not the whole general government, which includes the financial results of the legal entities and sub -divisions of the Local Authorities and OKAs.

In January 2025, The amount of net revenue of the state budget amounted to EUR 5,991 millionwith a decrease of EUR 106 million or 1.74% compared to the target included for the corresponding period in the budget report of 2025. It is noted that this amount contains, both in revenue (in the category of “Sales of Goods and Services”) , as well as tax refunds (VAT), the amount of EUR 784.8 million from the transactions required to take place in January 2025 for the completion of the new Attica Odos Concession Convention, which relate to the year 2024 and are financially neutral.

Reduction of net revenue in January is mainly due In reduced revenue of RIP by EUR 585 million and is observed despite increased tax revenue by EUR 406 million after the deduction of refunds with the exception of the VAT refund of EUR 784.8 million, as mentioned above.

In particular, the revenue of the major categories of the state budget are as follows:

1. Class revenue ‘Taxes’ amounted to 5,879m euros and are increased by EUR 314 million or 5.6% against the target included in the budget report of 2025. This over -execution is mainly derived from the best performance in VAT collection as well as the income taxes of natural persons and other categories previous year received in installments by the end of February 2025. It is noted that most of the tax January revenue affects budgetary terms in the year 2024.

Specifically for the main taxes in this category, the following are observed:

– the VAT revenue They amounted to EUR 2,706 million and are increased by the target of EUR 153 million.

– the revenue of EFK They amounted to EUR 542 million and are increased by the target of € 11 million.

– the Revenue of Real Estate Taxes They amounted to EUR 102 million and is reduced by the target of € 10 million.

– the income tax revenue They amounted to EUR 2,014 million and is increased by the target of EUR 72 million, of which: the income tax of natural persons is increased by EUR 81 million, the other income taxes increased by EUR 79 million, while the income tax Persons reduced by EUR 88 million, against the target.

2. Class revenue ‘Social contributions’ They amounted to 5m euros, according to the target.

3. ‘Transfers’ They amounted to EUR 247 million, reduced by EUR 395 million against the target included in the budget report of EUR 2025. EUR 92 million relates to RIP revenue, which is reduced by EUR 541 million against the target.

4. ‘Sales of goods and services’ They amounted to EUR 884 million and includes EUR 784.8 million, as mentioned above. Excluding this amount, the revenue of the major “sales of goods and services” amounted to almost 100m euros in accordance with the target.

5. Class revenue ‘Other running revenue’ They amounted to EUR 183 million, reduced by EUR 119 million against the target included in the budget report of 2025. From the above collection of EUR 183 million, an amount of EUR 3 million relates to RIP revenue which is reduced by € 44 million over the target.

Revenue refunds amounted to EUR 1,207 million and incorporate the VAT refund amount of EUR 784.8 million from the new Attica Odos concession contract, as mentioned above, which fiscalities affects the year 2024. If this amount is excluded, tax refunds amounted to EUR 423 million and is Reduced by EUR 93 million against the target (EUR 515 million) included in its report report Budget 2025.

The total revenue of the Public Investment Program (RIP) amounted to EUR 95 million, reduced by EUR 585 million from the target (EUR 680 million), included in the budget report of 2025.

State budget expenditure for the period of January 2025 amounted to EUR 5,233 million and are reduced by EUR 664 million against the target (EUR 5,897 million), which has been included in the budget report of 2025. It is also reduced, compared to the corresponding period of 2024, by EUR 391 million, mainly due to the difference in payments of the RIP by EUR 365 million.

In the regular budget, payments are reduced by the target by € 540 million. Excluding the dispute in the € 105 million distribution, which does not correspond to payments but to credits transfers to the other categories from which payments are made, the difference in payments against the target amounts to EUR 435 million. This difference is mainly documented by the hetero-time grants to hospitals and the Ministry of Education by EUR 418 million, which does not affect the outcome of the general government on budgetary terms.

Investment expenditure payments amounted to 735m eurosreduced by EUR 123 million compared to the target, which has been included in the budget report of 2025. At the same time, they are reduced by the corresponding payments of 2024 by EUR 213 million.

It should be noted that at the start of the financial year, the bodies are assuming credits to serve the unpaid liabilities of previous years, as well as in the context of many years of obligations.