EZ fiscal policy moving from expansion to contraction
Euro-zone governments look set to loosen fiscal policy by nearly half a percent of GDP this year, helping to cushion the blow to the economy from higher energy prices. But fiscal policy will be tightened by roughly the same amount next year. The biggest fiscal expansions and subsequent contractions will come in Greece and Portugal as they rush to make use of EU funding that expires at the end of this year.
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