Cash primary budget surplus for the nine months January-September 2026

What the sources report

The state budget recorded a primary surplus of 2.5 billion euros in the nine months from January to September 2026 on a cash basis, compared with 10.1 billion euros in the same period last year. Politic.gr

According to the Bank of Greece, the cash result of general government showed a deficit of 776 million euros, compared with a surplus of 3,133 million euros in 2025. Capital.gr

Revenue of the regular budget came to 56,368 million euros, up from 53,923 million euros last year. Capital.gr

Expenditure of the regular budget came to 51,979 million euros, up from 46,812 million euros in 2025. Capital.gr

Interest expenditure rose to 7 billion euros from 6.4 billion euros in the same period last year. Mononews

Where they differ

Capital.gr writes that the cash primary surplus of general government was 6.263 billion euros, compared with 9.566 billion euros last year. Capital.gr

Politic.gr reports that the primary surplus at general government level fell to 6.2 billion euros from 9.6 billion euros. Politic.gr

Mononews also puts it at 6.2 billion euros, from 9.6 billion euros. Mononews