The new EU fiscal rules will restrict budget policy

The failure of several members to markedly improve their public finances after COVID-19 has led to tighter fiscal rules

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  • Net expenditure liable to interpretations
  • Constraining national fiscal plans
  • Questionable legitimacy
  • Questionable plausibility
  • Commission drives the process
  • Enforcement and the EDP

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