GKI: Investments rose rapidly in 2017
In 2017 the Hungarian economy expanded faster than expected, by 4 per cent. Although this rate is much higher than the EU average of 2.6 per cent, it is only moderate in the CEE region. The GDP growth rate may be close to 4 per cent in 2018 as well. The 17 per cent increase in investments in 2017 will slow down to about half of it this year, whereas the rise of consumption over 4 per cent will essentially remain unchanged. Although developments in the general government differed significantly from those envisaged in the budget in 2017, there was no review of the 2018 budget. As a result, probably the third highest deficit in the EU (2.4 per cent of GDP) is planned in Hungary in 2018, without sufficient reserves for the future. More…
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