Belgium aims to cut €1bn from spending in 2012

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Series Details 9.1.12
Publication Date 09/01/2012
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In a letter sent to the Belgian government on the 5 January 2012, Olli Rehn, Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner, demanded immediate budget cuts of 0.3% to 0.5% of gross domestic product, or €1.2bn to €2bn.

Article reported that Belgium, in consequence, rushed to trim more than €1bn from public spending in after being told it would otherwise fail to meet new European Union fiscal rules designed to prevent a repeat of the eurozone debt crisis.

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