translation: Preliminary estimates from the Ministry of Finance expect the fiscal deficit to rise to more than 7% of GDP and public debt to increase by an additional 2.6 percentage points (pps.) to 82% of GDP in 2020, the highest in the region.
translation: L-estimi preliminari tal-Ministeru tal-Finanzi jipprevedu li d-defiċit tal-gvern se jogħla għal aktar minn 7 % tal-PDG, u li d-dejn pubbliku se jiżdied b'2,6 punt perċentwali (pps.) addizzjonali għal 82 % tal-PDG fl-2020, l-ogħla fir-reġjun.