The new Greek government's argument that this is an unreasonable target fails to withstand scrutiny. After all, when faced with excessively high debt, other European countries – including Belgium (from 1995), Ireland (from 1991), and Norway (from 1999) – maintained similar surpluses for at least ten years each, typically in the aftermath of a financial crisis.
希腊新政府认为这是不合理的目标，但这一说法经不起考验。毕竟，在面临过高的债务时，其他欧盟成员国——包括比利时（1995年起）、爱尔兰（1991年起）和挪威（1999年起）——都至少维持了十年的类似盈余，并且它们也都起步于金融危机后。