In the second quarter of 2021, the government deficit and debt to GDP ratios were 6.9 and 98.3% respectively in the euro area (compared with -7.1 and 100.0% in the first quarter) and 6.3 and 90.9% in the European Union (compared with -6.6 and 92.4%), according to data released by the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) on Friday 22 October.
Among the 25 countries for which data are available, the highest deficits were observed in France (-9.6%), Hungary (-8.5%), Spain (-7.3%)...