<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"On Friday 20 March, the Commission President announced that a general safeguard clause provided for in the Stability and Growth Pact would be triggered, temporarily suspending the EU-imposed obligations on Member States to reduce the public deficit. This would enable national governments to raise their public expenditure as much as necessary by implementing policies aimed at curbing the coronavirus pandemic and mitigating its economic and social impact. Although this measure of flexibility is necessary, it is still a cause of uncertainty for Member States and their institutions, given that it has not been established how long the suspension will last or what the effects of triggering it will be.In order to be able to address the recovery plans and reduce the legal uncertainty arising from this decision, can the Commission say:1.Does it intend to permanently revoke the Stability and Growth Pact?2.Is not, what time frame for suspension is it considering?3.Can it at least guarantee that the Stability and Growth Pact will be revoked until such a time as these recovery plans are fully implemented?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [1]. </s>
On Friday 20 March, the Commission President announced that a general safeguard clause provided for in the Stability and Growth Pact would be triggered, temporarily suspending the EU-imposed obligations on Member States to reduce the public deficit. This would enable national governments to raise their public expenditure as much as necessary by implementing policies aimed at curbing the coronavirus pandemic and mitigating its economic and social impact. Although this measure of flexibility is necessary, it is still a cause of uncertainty for Member States and their institutions, given that it has not been established how long the suspension will last or what the effects of triggering it will be.In order to be able to address the recovery plans and reduce the legal uncertainty arising from this decision, can the Commission say:1.Does it intend to permanently revoke the Stability and Growth Pact?2.Is not, what time frame for suspension is it considering?3.Can it at least guarantee that the Stability and Growth Pact will be revoked until such a time as these recovery plans are fully implemented?