Concretely, an EDP can be closed even if the deficit is over 3% of GDP, provided that the excess is entirely due to the costs of implementing the pension reform and the deficit has been reduced substantially and continuously and has reached a level that comes close to the reference value.
Seda aga tingimusel, et suurem puudujääk on täielikult tingitud pensionireformi rakendamise kuludest ning puudujääki on märkimisväärselt ja pidevalt vähendatud ning see on jõudnud tasemele, mis on kontrollväärtuse lähedal.