"Turkey: Turkey Tries to Meet EU Budget Deficit Criteria
15:10 - 19 October 2005 - Being at the rate of 14.6 percent in 2002, the ratio of budget deficit to Gross National Product (GNP) in Turkey is expected to fall to 2.5% in 2006, Zaman Daily reports.
This figure falls below the Maastricht criterion of 3 percent, which all European Union (EU) members are obliged to fulfill."
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