Italian government debt as a
percentage of the economy rose to 135.1% in the first quarter
compared with a level of 132.1% in the final quarter of 2014,
Eurostat said Wednesday. That was the second-largest increase
among EU states after Belgium, it added. The heaviest debt load
in the region was in Greece, at 168.8% of GDP in the first
quarter, said Eurostat, adding it has introduced new processes
that are changing its data. Across the euro area, the average
ratio of debt to GDP rose to 92% from 92% in Q4 of 2014.
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