Comparison of key figures in the 2020 Stability and Convergence Programmes and European Commission spring 2020 forecast

Briefing 11-05-2020

The purpose of this document is to show the differences between some key indicators of the 2020 Stability and Convergence Programmes of the EU Member States and the spring 2020 forecast of the European Commission. In accordance with Art. 4 of Council Directive 2011/85/EU, the budgetary planning of the Member States “shall be based on the most likely macrofiscal scenario or on a more prudent scenario. (…). Significant dif¬fe¬ren¬ces between the chosen macrofiscal scenario and the (most recent) Commission’s forecast shall be described with reasoning (…).”