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Europe’s growth prospects hit by fiscal restraint

EU governments’ belt-tightening plans come at a time when more investment is needed and growth is weak
Europe’s economy is also facing several longer-term challenges such as an ageing society shrinking its labour force and the need to combat climate change

Government spending cuts in the EU are set to hit investment and growth at a time when the region is already struggling to keep up with the US, economists have warned.

After years of fiscal excess during the Covid-19 pandemic and the energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Brussels has reinstated rules requiring member states to rein in budget deficits to a maximum of 3 per cent of GDP. The end goal is to lower government debt to 60 per cent of GDP.

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