Finance Minister Mihály Varga said in an interview published on Wednesday that the general government deficit could reach 7.5% of GDP this year. He added that state debt could fall back under 80% of GDP.
The EDP report submitted by KSH shows a targeted government sector deficit of HUF 3.86 trillion and GDP of HUF 51.348 tln for 2021.
It shows an estimated government sector deficit of 8.1% of GDP for 2020.
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