Maastricht criteria in the evaluation year 2007 (estimation)


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

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