Fitch warns energy relief poses risk to public finances
Fitch Ratings warns that untargeted energy relief measures across Europe could strain public finances if expanded. Most nations currently use blanket tax cuts.
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Fitch Ratings warned that European energy subsidies, currently 0.3% of output in Spain and less elsewhere, threaten public finances if expanded. Current spending levels remain below the support packages triggered by the 2022 invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Investors face fiscal instability risks as governments prioritize broad fuel tax cuts over targeted low-income relief.
