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Maastricht Criteria: Austria in the Middle Field
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Published: April 23, 2012; 16:22 ♦ (Vindobona)

In 2011, the government deficit of both the euro area (EA17) and the EU27 decreased in absolute terms compared with 2010, while the government debt rose in both zones.

In the euro area the government deficit to GDP ratio decreased from 6.2% in 20103 to 4.1% in 2011, and in the EU27 from 6.5% to 4.5%. In the euro area the government debt to GDP ratio increased from 85.3% at the end of 2010 to 87.2% at the end of 2011, and in the EU27 from 80.0% to 82.5%. Austria´s public debt quota is slightly below the average.
In 2011 the largest government…
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