根据政府的数据，大幅度增税将在2007年把财政赤字降低到欧洲稳定和增长公约规定的GDP的3%以下的限度。 过去5年来德国一直超过了这一限度。
According to the government, substantial tax increases will bring the fiscal deficit below the 3%-of-GDP limit set by the Stability and Growth Pact – a target missed for five consecutive years – by 2007.