Maastricht criteria in the evaluation year 2007 (estimation) | ||
  | Projected figures in Slovakia | Criterion |
Inflation (%) | 2.5 | 2.8* |
Public finance deficit (% of GDP) | 3** | 3 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 45.4 | 60 |
Interest rates (%) | 5.7 | 7.6* |
Source: National bank of Slovakia | ||
* Estimate calculated from programmes of stability and convergence programmes of EU25 ** If the costs of pension reforms are included in the deficit |