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欧州統計局は、2011年のスペインの財政赤字は、GDPの8'51%と発表
Eurostat valida el déficit público del 8,5% de España en 2011
La oficina estadística de la UE pone fin a las dudas generadas en torno al desfase
Claudi Pérez Luxemburgo23 ABR 2012 - 11:10 CET
Eurostat validates the public deficit from 8.5% in Spain in 2011
The EU statistical office puts an end to the doubts generated around the gap
Claudi Perez Luxembourg 23 ABR 2012 - 11:10 CET
The EU statistical office puts an end to the doubts generated around the gap
Claudi Perez Luxembourg 23 ABR 2012 - 11:10 CET
One of the many questions about Spain vanishes. Eurostat, the European statistical office, has validated this morning the Spanish public deficit in 2011, after the doubts expressed in Brussels in recent weeks. The Socialist government held until the end that the deficit would not deviate more than a few tenths of 6%, but the economic team that figures Rajoy rose by 8% to reach La Moncloa and left him finally in 8.51% of GDP, which came to cause all kinds of suspicions: some countries, and analysts-thought the figure was swollen, others argued the opposite, that in fact the true figure was even worse.
In recent missions from Brussels to Madrid, Eurostat officials scrutinized in detail those numbers, and public debt. By the way, Spain has won several touches of attention of the European Commission, has expressed discomfort with the numbers game, which is common in the changes of government (including regional) in Spain.
The spokesman own Economic and Monetary Affairs of the Commission, Amadeu Altafaj, stressed on Spain that these data "provide a very important clarification, and should dispel all doubts at one time held the position of heading 2012." Since the figures are consistent with those advanced by the Spanish Government, "all speculation and rumor that circulated around in January on the handling or forwarding data had no reason to be," he added.
That 8.5% deficit is one of the holes in public finances in Europe bulkier. And it has been used as a bargaining chip by the Executive to demand a relaxation of the target this year. Rajoy called on national sovereignty to make the 2012 target at 5.8%, but eventually the pressure of Germany led the Eurogroup to claim a greater effort to stop the new target at 5.3% (five tenths above of what the government wanted, but nine points more than what was agreed in principle).
more informationSpain, guinea pig of the adjustment measuresThe IMF forecasts a lost decade for the Spanish economy
For 2013 the target is kept at 3% of GDP, although there are several countries that could join the Spanish claim, not officially declared to extend the deadline to prevent the recession confirmed today by the Bank of Spain.
The Government should provide in Brussels before the end of the month the updated stability program of measures to achieve the deficit targets. This document, in the opinion of the Commission's spokesman, who bore the weight of the deviation in the regions, must "give a clearer idea of the budgetary consolidation efforts for this and next year." Among them, Altafaj stressed, precisely "the importance of the new stability standards to have more predictable fiscal developments at the regional level, since the regions, where the last cut is intended to 10,000 million in health and education-handle much spending."
Greece, record deficits and debt ahead of Ireland and Italy
The euro closed 2011 with a deficit of 4.1% of GDP and the EU with a 4.5%, representing a decrease of two points compared to 2010 in both cases. However, public debt increased at virtually the same rate up to 87.2% and 82.5% respectively. The countries with the largest gaps were two of the rescued: Ireland (13.1% of GDP compared to 31% from a year earlier but with reservations from Brussels), Greece (9.1%), followed by Spain and the UK, with a deficit of 8.3%. Other countries that did not meet the 3% were Slovenia (6.4%), Cyprus (6.3%), Lithuania (5.5%), France and Romania (both 5.2%) and Poland (5, 1%).
In total, 24 Member States improved their public statements in 2011 compared with 2010, while two (Cyprus and Slovenia) and one worsened (Sweden) reported no change. As for debt, 14 countries exceeded the target of 60% of GDP. In front stood Greece (165.3%), Italy (120.1%), Ireland (108.2%), Portugal (107.8%), Belgium (98.0%), France (85.8% ), the United Kingdom (85.7%), Germany (81.2%), Hungary (80.6%), Austria (72.2%), Malta (72.0%), Cyprus (71.6% ), Spain (68.5%) and Netherlands (65.2%).
In recent missions from Brussels to Madrid, Eurostat officials scrutinized in detail those numbers, and public debt. By the way, Spain has won several touches of attention of the European Commission, has expressed discomfort with the numbers game, which is common in the changes of government (including regional) in Spain.
The spokesman own Economic and Monetary Affairs of the Commission, Amadeu Altafaj, stressed on Spain that these data "provide a very important clarification, and should dispel all doubts at one time held the position of heading 2012." Since the figures are consistent with those advanced by the Spanish Government, "all speculation and rumor that circulated around in January on the handling or forwarding data had no reason to be," he added.
That 8.5% deficit is one of the holes in public finances in Europe bulkier. And it has been used as a bargaining chip by the Executive to demand a relaxation of the target this year. Rajoy called on national sovereignty to make the 2012 target at 5.8%, but eventually the pressure of Germany led the Eurogroup to claim a greater effort to stop the new target at 5.3% (five tenths above of what the government wanted, but nine points more than what was agreed in principle).
more informationSpain, guinea pig of the adjustment measuresThe IMF forecasts a lost decade for the Spanish economy
For 2013 the target is kept at 3% of GDP, although there are several countries that could join the Spanish claim, not officially declared to extend the deadline to prevent the recession confirmed today by the Bank of Spain.
The Government should provide in Brussels before the end of the month the updated stability program of measures to achieve the deficit targets. This document, in the opinion of the Commission's spokesman, who bore the weight of the deviation in the regions, must "give a clearer idea of the budgetary consolidation efforts for this and next year." Among them, Altafaj stressed, precisely "the importance of the new stability standards to have more predictable fiscal developments at the regional level, since the regions, where the last cut is intended to 10,000 million in health and education-handle much spending."
Greece, record deficits and debt ahead of Ireland and Italy
The euro closed 2011 with a deficit of 4.1% of GDP and the EU with a 4.5%, representing a decrease of two points compared to 2010 in both cases. However, public debt increased at virtually the same rate up to 87.2% and 82.5% respectively. The countries with the largest gaps were two of the rescued: Ireland (13.1% of GDP compared to 31% from a year earlier but with reservations from Brussels), Greece (9.1%), followed by Spain and the UK, with a deficit of 8.3%. Other countries that did not meet the 3% were Slovenia (6.4%), Cyprus (6.3%), Lithuania (5.5%), France and Romania (both 5.2%) and Poland (5, 1%).
In total, 24 Member States improved their public statements in 2011 compared with 2010, while two (Cyprus and Slovenia) and one worsened (Sweden) reported no change. As for debt, 14 countries exceeded the target of 60% of GDP. In front stood Greece (165.3%), Italy (120.1%), Ireland (108.2%), Portugal (107.8%), Belgium (98.0%), France (85.8% ), the United Kingdom (85.7%), Germany (81.2%), Hungary (80.6%), Austria (72.2%), Malta (72.0%), Cyprus (71.6% ), Spain (68.5%) and Netherlands (65.2%).
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