Poland recorded a PLN 27.2-billion (EUR 5.79-billion) state budget surplus after the first 10 months of 2022, the Finance Ministry said.
Poland’s budget revenue reached PLN 426 billion (EUR 90.67) in January-October and was PLN 20.3 billion (EUR 4.32 billion), or 5% higher compared to the same period of 2021, the ministry said in a statement published on November 24, citing its chief economist Lukasz Czernicki.
Government spending reached PLN 398.7 billion (EUR 84.87 billion) in the same period and was PLN 27.2 billion (EUR 5.79 billion) higher compared to the first 10 months of 2021.
According to the budget law for 2022, the government’s revenues should reach PLN 491.9 billion (EUR 104.76 billion), while expenditures should be at PLN 521.8 billion (EUR 111.13 billion).
October’ s surplus was boosted by the central bank’s annual profit payout, which amounted to PLN 10.4 billion (EUR 2.21 billion). Most of the sum, PLN 9.58 billion (EUR 2 billion), will finance the recently passed law on subsidies for coal for households. (The First News/Business World Magazine)