Italy has tried to counteract the economic contraction by increasing its public debt. With the European Central Bank and intergovernmental rescue operations keeping interest rates low, Italy’s public debt has been able to rise by one-third from the end of 2007 to the spring of 2014.
意大利试图通过增加公共债务抵御经济收缩。欧洲央行和跨政府援助操作保持了低利率，意大利公共债务水平得以在2007年底到2014年春期间增加三分之一。