The government raised its GDP forecast for 2015 to 3.1 percent

The government raised the expected economic growth forecast to 3.1 percent from 2.5 percent – Banai Péter Benő, Minister of State of the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) told M1 news channel on Thursday.

The Minister of State was intwerviewed because the government has sent the updated convergence program to the European Commission. He told that the GDP forecast was raised as the result of the recent favorable data. (MTI)