The fiscal stance, a measure based on the increase in net expenditure (deficit), including that financed by the EU budget, relative to medium-term potential GDP growth, will decrease from 2.5% of GDP this year (2.2% of GDP in 2025) to 0.7% of GDP in 2027, according to the European Commission's projection included in the Convergence Report published on June 22. This implies that the budget planning would require fewer consolidation measures compared to the budgets of 2025 and 2026.  The Commission, however, assumes the country's economic growth would accelerate to 2.3% next year, from modest performances in 2025 (+0.7%) and this year (+0.1%). Based on the fiscal consolidation plan revised by the European Commission last July, the magnitude of the fiscal consolidation will ease in the coming years because of above-plan performance in 2025-2026. Net expenditure grew by 0.5% in 2025, which is below the recommended maximum growth rate of 2.8%.