Aims
Some of the Stability and Growth Pact's rules aim to prevent fiscal policies from heading in potentially problematic directions, while others are there to correct excessive budget deficits or excessive public debt burdens.
Commission guidance on fiscal policy orientations for 2021
On 19 September 2020 the European Commission sent a guidance letter to each Member State on the fiscal policy orientations for 2021. The letters sent to the euro area countries can be found here.
Non-euro area countries :
19 SEPTEMBER 2020
Commission guidance for Bulgaria on fiscal policy orientations for 2021
English
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19 SEPTEMBER 2020
Commission guidance for Croatia on fiscal policy orientations for 2021
English
(1.51 MB - PDF)
19 SEPTEMBER 2020
Commission guidance for Czechia on fiscal policy orientations for 2021
English
(1.52 MB - PDF)
19 SEPTEMBER 2020
Commission guidance for Denmark on fiscal policy orientations for 2021
English
(1.5 MB - PDF)
19 SEPTEMBER 2020
Commission guidance for Hungary on fiscal policy orientations for 2021
English
(1.5 MB - PDF)
19 SEPTEMBER 2020
Commission guidance for Poland on fiscal policy orientations for 2021
English
(1.51 MB - PDF)
19 SEPTEMBER 2020
Commission guidance for Romania on fiscal policy orientations for 2021
English
(1.51 MB - PDF)
19 SEPTEMBER 2020
Commission guidance for Sweden on fiscal policy orientations for 2021
English
(1.52 MB - PDF)
Documents
3 MAART 2021
One year since the outbreak of COVID-19: fiscal policy response
English
(1.4 MB - PDF)
20 MAART 2020
MEDEDELING VAN DE COMMISSIE AAN DE RAAD over de activering van de algemene ontsnappingsclausule van het stabiliteits- en groeipact
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23 MEI 2018
Communication from the Commission on the review of the flexibility under the Stability and Growth Pact COM 2018 (335)
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23 MEI 2018
Commission Staff Working Document accompanying COM(2018) 335
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Detailed guidance on how the European Commission applies the rules of the Stability and Growth Pact:
Guidance on how to strengthen the link between structural reforms, investment and fiscal responsibility in support of jobs and growth:
- Making the best use of the flexibility within the existing rules of the Stability and Growth Pact (COM(2015)12 final, 13 January 2015)
- Commission issues guidance to encourage structural reforms and investment (press release, 13 January 2015)
- Frequently Asked Questions (Fact sheet, 13 January 2015)