The 2015 budget act targets a full-year deficit of HUF 877.4bln. The ministry noted that the deficit is front-loaded, as usual, with expenditures exceeding revenue in the first half of the year. The central budget had a deficit of HUF 379.8 bln in the first two months, reaching 46.0% of its respective 2014 target.

The social security funds, which are planned to break even for the full year, had a two-month surplus of HUF 24.8 bln and the separate state funds had a surplus of HUF 44.3 bln against a targeted full-year deficit of HUF 50.9 bln. In February alone, the deficit reached HUF 256.9 bln.