All member countries were supposed to fight the coming recession by stimulating their economies through simultaneous fiscal expansion. Pedro Solbes, Spain’s finance minister at the time, quickly ordered an acceleration of public investment and spending.
就拿西班牙来说吧。2008年危机爆发时，当年11月，G20召开会议以协调凯恩斯应对方案。所有成员国都提出通过立刻采取财政扩张刺激经济、克服衰退。时任西班牙财政部长佩德罗·索尔韦斯马上下令增加公共投资和支出。