European Central Bank 18 December 2013, Opinion of the European Central Bank of 18 December 2013 on public finances (CON/2013/91)

EN ECB-PUBLIC OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK of 18 December 2013 on public finances (CON/2013/91) Introduction and legal basis On 25 October 2013, the European Central Bank (ECB) received a request from the Estonian Ministry of Finance for an opinion on a draft law on the state budget1 (hereinafter the ‘draft law’). The draft law incorporates an amendment to the Law on Eesti Pank.