Deficit reduction in the United States

Budget: Submitted with 12 benefits and reliefs, 2.3% growth and one-off aid at 1.9 million

Nearly balanced budget—the first in decades—will be submitted at 10:00 in Parliament’s Plenary Session by the Minister of National Economy and Finance, Kostis Hatzidakis.

According to information from newmoney.gr, compared to the draft budget submitted in early October, the final plan for 2025 will project higher GDP growth of 2.2%-2.3%, but also higher debt and inflation.

Debt Reduction, Economic Growth, and Income Increase: Key Insights from the Medium-Term Programme in 10 Q&As

In a recent Q&A, the Ministry of Finance outlined key aspects of the Greek economy’s future based on the Mid-term Fiscal Plan for 2025-2028. This plan details structural changes and projections for the economy over the next four years. Here are the highlights:

1. What are the European fiscal rules and how do they differ from the Stability Pact?

Bulgaria's Health and Welfare Spending Trails Behind EU Average in 2022

Recent findings from Eurostat, the European statistics agency, have unveiled disparities in social protection and healthcare spending among EU member states. In 2022, the average expenditure across the EU nations, measured as a percentage of GDP, was recorded at 8.1%. However, this marked a decline of 0.4 percentage points from the previous year's figures.

Bulgaria’s Finance Minister: There is No Risk of Bankruptcy

"There is no risk of bankruptcy of the state, nor of the intervention of the International Monetary Fund and the need to take out new debt." This was stated on the National Television by the Acting Minister of Finance Rositsa Velkova. Her comment was on the occasion of the two scenarios of the long-term budget forecast leaked to the media yesterday.

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