Barnier promises unprecedented €60 billion budget measure for 2025

France's new prime minister wasted no time in presenting an unprecedented plan to make drastic budget cuts.

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Italy to delay budget plan until October, after EU deadline

Italy will not present its new budget plan until next month, missing the European Union's September deadline,

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Monsieur, Herr, Mister ? Michel Barnier seen from abroad

The election of former European Commissioner and Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has caused a stir in France,

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#Economics #PublicFinances
#US #EU #ConvergenceCriteria

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I'd say, in the EU, this is common knowledge, also among #fiscal politicians.
The EU even has statuory limits for state indebtedness within the so-called #ConvergenceCriteria, agreed upon in the #TreatyOfMaastricht in 1991, which are even policed and can and have been also sactioned with fines:

"Article 126 sets out the #ExcessiveDeficitProcedure...

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France’s 2024 budget walks tightrope as excessive deficit procedure looms

France's 2024 budget treads a fine line, with green transition financing and the battle against inflation taki

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Special pensions, tax exemptions plague Romania's budget as EU scrutiny continues

Romania’s ballooning public deficit has warranted European scrutiny as spending has increased thanks to an

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High budget deficit puts pressure on Bucharest government

The Romanian government is under increasing pressure to reign in its soaring budget deficit, risking punitive

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