budget deficit
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The treasury officials estimated the errors might widen the 2023 budget deficit to 5.2% from the initial forecast of 4.9%, potentially opening a 9.2 billion-euro hole in public accounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
France has been struggling to contain its debt, with the budget deficit still well above the eurozone's three-percent ceiling.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The French budget deficit is projected to reach 5.4% of GDP this year – one of the largest deficits in the European Union and well ahead of the region’s 3% rules.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
But Olivier Blanchard and two co-authors find their ratings don’t systematically incorporate key drivers of default, including the budget deficit excluding interest, and the spread between interest and growth rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Through knowledge, political will, and perhaps some luck, we seem to have tamed inflation and the budget deficit.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
