Wall Street Journal | Greek Government Brings In More Money Than It Spends NPR Greek Government Brings In More Money Than It Spends. by Joanna Kakissis. August 13, 2013 4:00 AM. Audio for this story from Morning Edition will be available at approximately 9:00 a.m. ET. The central government of Greece registered a $3.5 billion ... Greece Swings to a Budget Surplus Greek recession appears to be slowing National Bank of Greece (NBG) Pops as Latest Greek Budget Shows Surplus |