These projections show a slower improvement in the general government budget balance position than envisaged in the previous programme , although the new target for the budget balance in 1998 is somewhat more ambitious and a more favourable development of the debt ratio is now expected .
ÁõôÝò ïé ðñïâëÝøåéò äåß ÷ íïõí âñáäýôåñç âåëôßùóç óôç äçìïóéïíïìéêÞ êáôÜóôáóç ôïõ åõñýôåñïõ êõâåñíçôéêïý ôïìÝá áðü ü , ôé ðñïâëåðüôáí óôï ðñïçãïýìåíï ðñüãñáììá , áí êáé ï íÝïò óôü ÷ ïò ãéá ôï áðïôÝëåóìá ôïõ ðñïûðïëïãéóìïý ôï 1998 åßíáé êÜðùò ðéï öéëüäïîïò êáé áíáìÝíåôáé åõíïúêüôåñç åîÝëéîç ôïõ ëüãïõ ôïõ ÷ ñÝïõò .