| A press release has been published on the CPB website. Balanced budget under continuing economic recovery Economic growth will continue. For both this year and 2017, GDP is projected to grow by 2.1%. Next year, unemployment will decrease to 5.3% and the government budget will be balanced. Purchasing power will increase by 0.7%. The international situation, however, remains uncertain. The consequences of Brexit, for now, appear less severe than expected, but the economic and political situation in the European Union continues to be uncertain. This is the conclusion by CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis in its December projections for 2016 and 2017, published today. Read more... |
