Overall, it is widely recognised that the main problems with the implementation of the SGP were due primarily to the inability of budgetary policies to pursue appropriate adjustment, especially in good times, so as to avoid excessive deficits.
Visumā tiek uzskatīts, ka galvenās ar SGP izpildi saistītās problēmas galvenokārt ir radušās tāpēc, ka budžeta politika netika pienācīgi un savlaicīgi grozīta, lai izvairītos no pārmērīga budžeta deficīta.