International credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings has left Lithuania's long-term borrowing rating unchanged at A+ with a negative outlook, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday.According to the ministry’s press release, the agency’s experts took a positive view of Lithuania’s fiscal policy, the country’s membership in the euro area and NATO, as well as a relatively stable and low level of public debt.Standard & Poor expects Lithuania’s budget deficit to widen to 2.5 percent of GDP this year, from 0.6 percent last year, before going down to 1.1 percent by 2026. Meanwhile, public debt is projected to somewhat exceed 30 percent of GDP this year while inflation is seen moderating to 8.7 percent in 2023. (ICE VARSAVIA)

Fonte notizia: BNS