Translation of "Solide staatsfinanzen" in English

Sound government finances are critical .

Sound public finances are an essential condition for sustainable growth and resilience.

Sound public finances are essential if the state is to maintain its capacity to take effective action in the long term.

Sound public finances are the basis for our actions.

We need every country to have competitive economic structures and robust government finances.

And growth is the prerequisite for solid public finances.

Sound public finances are the most important aspect of Economic and Monetary Union as a whole and beyond.

Indeed, sound and sustainable public finances must be part of an overarching strategy for sustainable development in Europe.

Price stability and sound public finances make it easier for companies to plan, especially as regards investment.

Never mind that prudent government finances are essential to the survival of the euro, there is nothing else that these countries can do about their budgets.

Without solid state finances in the individual Member States it will not be possible to set new investment priorities.

In addition to increasing the incentives to pursue sound public finances and prudent fiscal policies , these provisions contribute to the credibility of the single monetary policy in the pursuit of price stability .

In addition , the Treaty contains several provisions aimed at ensuring sound government finances in Stage Three of EMU , given that fiscal policy remains the responsibility of the national governments .

In addition to increasing the incentives to pursue sound public finances and prudent fiscal policies , these provisions contribute to the credibility of the single monetary policy in the pursuit of price stability .

A stable currency and sound public finances are two sides of the same coin – that’s just how it is.

The essential prerequisite is a credible commitment by all Member States to ensuring sustainable, sound public finances, reducing debt, and applying forward-looking financial planning for the sake of future generations.

Sound government finances are crucial to preserving stable economic conditions in the Member States and in the Community.

Sustaining and strengthening the recovery requires taking advantage of these temporary tailwinds to pursue responsible public finances, boost investment and carry out structural reforms to enhance competitiveness.

Similarly , sound fiscal policies are essential in order to allow for a smooth participation in the exchange rate mechanism and a smooth transition to the euro .

In addition, the Treaty contains several provisions aimed at ensuring sound governmentfinances in Stage Three of EMU, given that fiscal policy remains the responsibility ofthe national governments.

Aside from individuals’ choices as to consumption and savings patterns, the Member States of the EU also need to have sound public finances, by balancing their choice of expenditure priorities in relation to the types and levels of taxes that they fix. e governments of the Member States retain responsibility for fixing their levels of direct taxation – i.e. tax on personal incomes and company profits, savings and capital gains.

Sound government finances and responsible financial markets give the confidence and economic strength for sustainable growth.

In the book of the same title, Clemens Fuest, together with his co-author Johannes Becker (University of MÃ1?4nster), sets forth a plan that will strengthen member states' responsibility for sound finances and effective economic policies, that will not overtax the willingness to shift competences to the European level and that will allow private creditors to pay for the costs of restructuring over-indebted states without risking a destabilisation of financial markets.

Only when public finances are put on a sound footing and countries stop drifting apart economically will the Eurosystem ultimately be relieved of the pressure to constantly intervene as a firefighter.