He said if the economy recovered quickly and receipts to government "shoot up" "then the balance, if there is a balance, may need to be found from taxation".

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Despite strong tax receipts, the government will balance its books this year thanks only to the sale of oil concessions and some creative accounting.

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Secondary distribution of income account reflects the transformation of the balance of primary incomes by sectors into their disposable incomes, as a result of receipts and payments of current transfers.

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The primary budget balance, which excludes net interest costs, thus providing a truer picture of government receipts minus expenditures in a given year, also appeared more favorable for the euro area in 2009.

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