BREAKING BUDGET RULES

BREAKING BUDGET RULES

Highest deficit to GDP ratios

  1. Italy: 7.4%
  2. Hungary: 6.7%
  3. France: 6.0%
  4. Romania: 6.6%
  5. Poland: 5.1%
  6. Malta: 4.9%
  7. Slovakia: 4.9%
  8. Belgium:  4.4%

The above countries will need to negotiate a plan with Brussels to get back on track. A sate's debt must not go higher than 60% of national output, with a public deficit of no more than 3%.

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