Others seek to broaden the definition of “exceptional circumstances” to permit the deficit ceiling to be breached in any year with prolonged unsatisfactory GDP growth, not just -2%. In particular, countries that break the Pact’s deficit ceiling because they overestimated their growth – and hence government revenue – want to be treated more leniently than those who deliberately violate the rules.
还有人想纳入更多“特殊情况”，使国内生产总值长期发展欠佳的所有年份都可以打破赤字上限，而不受-2%增长率的限制。特别是由于高估了增长状况和政府收入而突破《协议》赤字上限的国家希望能与明知故犯者区别对待。这项原则听起来蛮有道理，但以目标而非结果为基础来控制赤字只能纵容政府哄抬增长预测的数值。