The Governor of the Bank of Spain Luis Maria Linde raises the alarm on the stability of the deficit targets and the GDP growth forecasts of the Iberian country. In a speech in Parliament Linde believes that the contraction of GDP next year will be 1,5%.
“The government's forecast of a 0,5% contraction is certainly optimistic” he says, also questioning the government's 2013 tax revenue target. Linde consequently believes that "additional measures" will be needed to meet the deficit targets.