Brussels Gives Green Light To Spain’s 2021 Budget, But With Some Quibbles
In the specific case of Spain, and with macroeconomic forecasts that are more pessimistic than the Spain’s government’s, Brussels called for a periodic review of the effectiveness of the measures implemented, without jeopardizing the medium-term sustainability of public accounts. Furthermore, the EC forecasts that debt will soar to 120.3% of GDP this year and to 122% in 2021. This compares with the Spanish government’s estimate in its budgets of 118.8% and 117.4% respectively.