In September 2004, in fact, it emerged that the authorities of one of the Member States, while playing down the impact of military expenditure and swelling social security contributions, had broadly underestimated both the public accounts and debt situation for a number of years: ultimately, the public administration deficit for 1997-2003 had to be reassessed by over two percent on average.
In September 2004, in fact, it emerged that the authorities of one of the Member States, while playing down the impact of military expenditure and swelling social security contributions, had broadly underestimated both the public accounts and debt situation for a number of years: ultimately, the public administration deficit for 1997-2003 had to be reassessed by over two percent on average.