The Ecofin Council is due to approve the multiannual budget programmes for Austria and Lithuania on Tuesday 8 July.
In the case of Austria, the Council is expected to validate the following trajectory for maximum net growth in public spending: 2.6% in 2025, 2.2% in 2026 and 2027, 2.0% in 2028 and 2.3% in 2029.
Assuming national GDP growth of 1.1% over the entire period, the Austrian authorities are committed to reducing the excessive public deficit from 4.7% of GDP in 2025 to 3.0% in 2028...