Risk of Spain missing its deficit targets is building

As Mariano Rajoy would benefit most from another election, his opponents may yet let him form a government. But with the public finances deteriorating and the deadline for the 2017 budget to be submitted to the European Commission looming, the risk of Spain missing its fiscal targets is growing.

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