Meloni Loses Hope of EU Reprieve With Deficit at 3.1%
Istat said the shortfall was 3.1% of GDP, keeping Rome under EU budget surveillance and delaying an exit Italy had hoped for.
- Italy’s 2025 budget deficit was confirmed at 3.1% of GDP, exceeding the European Union’s 3% limit.
- Italy will remain under the European Union’s Excessive Deficit Procedure rather than exiting early.
- Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said Italy could leave the procedure in 2027, while continued supervision will require reductions in its structural deficit.
- Italy’s public debt reached 137.1% of GDP in 2025.
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The ISTAT figure confirms the lack of return below 3% and the early exit from the excessive deficit procedure fades. Giancarlo Giorgetti notes “with regret”: for the government, the goal remains 2027. Debt at 136.7% and tax burden at 42.9%. The article The deficit remains at 3.1%. Italy remains under the EU trap and comes from The Truth.
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