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Moreover, after an initial increase after the start of the 2008 crisis, the shift in sentiment towards
fiscal tightening and the onset of austerity measures was abundantly clear by 2011.
Table 4.2 Total general government expenditure at current prices (EUR)
Annual % change
2002-2007 2007-2011 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011
EU-27 4.1 2.4 3.9 2.1 3.6 -0.1
EU-15 3.8 2.2 3.1 2.8 3.3 -0.2
BE 3.9 5.0 6.5 6.1 2.2 5.4
BG 12.4 3.3 12.8 6.4 -6.8 1.7
CZ 7.3 5.6 17.3 0.1 3.4 2.3
DK 2.8 4.6 4.8 7.2 5.0 1.6
DE 0.7 2.7 3.2 5.0 4.0 -1.4
EE 14.4 2.8 17.9 -2.8 -6.9 4.8
IE 9.7 2.4 10.7 1.9 31.8 -26.0
EL 8.5 0.5 11.3 5.7 -8.3 -5.5
ES 7.8 3.8 9.2 7.5 0.1 -1.1
FR 4.0 3.0 3.8 3.9 2.3 2.1
IT 3.8 1.6 3.4 3.0 -0.8 0.8
CY 8.2 6.0 10.0 7.8 3.1 3.2
LV 16.4 0.7 18.4 -9.5 -3.3 -0.9
LT 13.7 3.7 21.3 -3.5 -3.3 2.2
LU 6.4 7.1 7.6 10.0 6.3 4.6
HU 6.8 -0.4 3.1 -9.5 2.3 2.9
MT 3.7 4.3 10.3 -1.3 4.6 3.8
NL 3.8 3.8 6.2 7.3 2.2 -0.4
AT 3.6 3.4 4.7 4.2 3.6 0.9
PL 7.2 5.3 19.7 -11.7 16.2 0.0
PT 4.4 2.9 2.6 8.8 5.6 -4.7
RO 22.9 2.0 15.1 -11.5 2.7 3.6
SI 5.3 5.7 12.5 5.7 2.5 2.5
SK 9.9 8.9 19.9 16.0 1.0 0.2
FI 3.9 5.2 7.2 5.8 3.1 4.6
SE 3.0 3.6 0.1 -6.8 14.0 8.4
UK 5.1 -1.5 -4.4 -6.4 6.7 -1.5
Source: Eurostat (2012), http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/
Fiscal consolidation
The data on government debt and deficits across the EU presented below has led to concerns about
the sustainability of some countries’ sovereign debt burden.
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