Thomas Pellerin-Carlin· S&D

Nuanced

Public debt: 600 billion euros is the amount of public money that was spent to contain the last gas shock.

Omissions

• The exact figure is 651 billion euros, not 600 billion
• The Bruegel data includes allocated and committed funds, not just those effectively spent
• The covered period is from September 2021 to the tracker update, not just the 'latest gas shock' of 2022-2023
• The funds cover consumer protection against energy prices in general, not specifically containment of the gas shock

Sources

• PrimaryBruegel - National fiscal policy responses to the energy crisis651.000 millones de euros asignados y comprometidos desde el inicio de la crisis energética en septiembre de 2021 para proteger a los consumidores