Disse investeringer vil kunne finansieres, hvis man kan hæver skatter og afgifter uden at sætte sig ud over de grundlæggende bestemmelser i stabilitets- og vækstpagten. Men det vil skade virksomhedernes konkurrenceevne, der i forvejen er svag, fordi de stadig befinder sig i en opbygningsfase.
The funding of these investments would be possible at the expense of raising the level of taxes without contravening the basic conditions of the Stability and Growth Pact, but this would endanger the already low competitive ability of enterprises that are still in the build-up phase.