According to the updated stability programme, the total expenditure ratio continued to decline in 2006 by more than 0.5% of GDP. Pension expenditure, at 10.9% of GDP in 2005, is quite high compared with other EU countries and is expected to increase sizeably until 2050, with the long-term budgetary impact projected to be among the largest in the EU.
Selon le programme de stabilité actualisé, le ratio de dépenses totales a continué