According to preliminary data, the state budget, excluding the direct impact of intervention measures, recorded a surplus of EUR 162 million in the first four months of 2024, which was lower than in the same period last year (EUR 292 million).
The growth of “core” revenue (excluding intervention measures) was slightly higher on average in the first four months of 2024 (5.3%) than in the same period last year (3.7%). The growth of “core” expenditure (8.8%) more than doubled in the first four months of 2024 relative to the same period last year (4.3%).
The total volume of various intervention measures in the first four months of 2024 (EUR 191 million) was half of that in the same period last year (EUR 384 million).