The combination of the government responses to the coronavirus and the slump in economic activity will cause euro-zone budget balances to deteriorate by at least 10-15% of GDP this year. While this may be manageable for most countries so long as government borrowing costs stay low, the scale of support required is already putting a new question mark over the sustainability of Italy’s debt.
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