So far, efforts to curb public debt have centered on painful austerity measures, including substantial cuts in the supply of public goods, especially health care and education. At the same time, pension reform – including adjustments in how benefits are indexed to inflation – will ease some of the pressure on the public budget.
西班牙面对的最终挑战就是目前相当于GDP规模近100%政府债务。目前为止，抑制公共负债的举措都集中在痛苦的紧缩措施之上，包括对公共产品供应（尤其是医疗教育）的持续削减。与此同时，养老金改革——包括对如何根据通胀调整补助金额的调整——将缓解公共预算的一些压力。这类措施，再结合那些受保护国内部门的进一步放开，将显著巩固西班牙的经济增长模式。