-- We believe Spain's weak economic growth prospects could undermine the government's fiscal consolidation program. -- In our view, the general government deficit is likely to remain above 5% of GDP through to 2013 versus the official forecast of 3% of GDP by 2013. As a result, we expect the general government debt burden to rise above 80% of GDP by 2012. LONDON (Standard&Poor's) Feb. 26, 2010--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that the Kingdom of Spain's (AA+/Negative/A-1+) weak growth prospects could undermine the government's fiscal consolidation program. In our view, the general government deficit is likely to remain above 5% of GDP through to 2013 versus the official forecast of 3% of GDP by 2013. As
