I september 2011 stod det klart, at med henvisning til budgetgennemførelsen frem til den september måned ville det med uændret politik langt fra være muligt at nå målet for underskuddet i 2011, hvilket ville bringe programmets generelle troværdighed i fare.
In September 2011, it became evident that, taking into account budgetary execution until that September, with unchanged policies, the 2011 target for the deficit would be missed by a significant amount which would jeopardise the overall credibility of the programme.