The EC projected the general government deficit would reach 2.6% of GDP in 2014, 0.3 percentage point below the official target and the autumn forecast. The EC put the deficit at 2.7% of GDP in 2015 and 2.5% in 2016. In the autumn forecast, the EC projected 2.8% deficit in 2015 and 2.5% in 2016.
It sees the country’s debt-to-GDP-ratio increasing to 77.7% in 2014 mainly due to the weakening of the forint exchange rate. The state debt as a percentage of the GDP is expected at 77.2% in 2015 and 76.1% in 2016.
The harmonized consumer price index (HICP) was 0.0% in 2014, the EC said. For 2015, the EC revised its inflation forecast to 0.8% from 2.5% in the autumn forecast, citing the fall in oil prices and historically low inflationary pressures in the euro zone. In 2016, inflation is projected at 2.8%.
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