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In a report on budget execution, the Finance ministry said that the primary surplus totalled 1.8 billion euros in the January-June period this year, from a primary deficit of 1.9 billion euros in the corresponding period in 2013, while excluding the overdue debt repayment program, the primary surplus totalled 2.2 billion euros.

The budget for 1Q 2014 showed a primary surplus of 1.048 billion euros, exceeding the expected 742 million euros.

The one-off social benefit dividend that will be distributed in May will be 500 euros per person, or 833 euros for families with two children.