Substantial primary surpluses will be needed for many years in order to stabilize the debt ratio and gradually reduce it to the economic safety zone of less than 60% of GDP (Italy and Greece are over 100%). A credible long-term program of reforms must be implemented now, while temporary emergency measures – bond purchases by the EFSF, IMF, and the ECB – provide breathing room.
为了稳定债务比率并将其逐渐降低到低于GDP60%的安全区域内（意希两国都超过100%），基本预算大量盈余的状况必须持续许多年。在由欧洲金融稳定基金，国际货币基金组织和欧洲央行所提供的临时紧急措施带来喘息空间的同时，一个可靠的长期改革计划也必须同时启动。因为如果基本预算盈余不足的话，临时措施就只不过是推出了必将到来的债务崩溃而已。