(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 03 - The requirement for the first four months of the current year is approximately 53,650 million, an increase of approximately 4,800 million compared to that recorded in the first quarter of 2020 (48,877 million). The Mef communicates it. In April 2021 alone, the balance of the state sector closed, provisionally, with a requirement of 12,500 million, an improvement of approximately 5,500 million compared to the result of the same month last year (17,958 million). Adaprile, compared to the corresponding month of 2020, - explains ilMef - there was an improvement in tax collections that last year had been affected by the suspension of tax and social security contributions due to the Covid-19 health emergency. This improvement is partially neutralized by the increase in expenditure due, above all, tothe services provided by the Revenue Agency and by the Civil Protection, provided for by the legislative measures and issued for the containment of the consequences of the epidemiological emergency.
The interest expenditure on government bonds shows a reduction of 140 million. (HANDLE).