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The 617 million euros announced as an additional financial assistance for low-income pensioners by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday evening will be given from the 2.44-billion-euro surplus on the 2016 budget, Deputy Finance Minister Katerina Papanatsiou said in parliament, during a debate on the 2017 budget. 

Greece's primary budget surplus for 2013 may exceed previous forecasts and top 1 billion euros ($1.37 billion), a senior finance ministry official said on Tuesday.