European Economic Recovery Plan
In November 2008, the European Commission presented the European Economic Recovery Plan, a plan of 200 billion euros (1.2% of GDP) to fight against the consequences of the economic crisis in the European Union. In reality, the plan is a series of national measures to be implemented by each government, without much coherency between the policies. The measures included incentives to investment, tax cuts and social measures.
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