Blank template
Start here. The full FISCO model with all formulas and macros wired, but no country data populated. Import your own outturn and plan inputs to assess compliance for your jurisdiction.
Macros must be enabled.
Download FISCO
Latest release: v1.1.0 — 28 April 2026.
Worked examples
FISCO populated with real data for two member states. Useful for learning how the model is structured, and for cross-checking your own results against a known baseline.
Greece
Populated with Greek outturn data and Draft Budgetary Plan inputs.
Test scenarios
Drop into the model via the Import Plan macro to explore alternative trajectories.
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Scenario 1 — Average performance to 2028
Net-expenditure path tracking the recent historical average through 2028. -
Scenario 2 — High national defence, 2026–2028
Tests the defence-clause adjustment with elevated defence spending across the three-year window.
Latvia
Populated with Latvian outturn data and Medium-Term Fiscal-Structural Plan inputs.
Test scenarios
Drop into the model via the Import Plan macro to explore alternative trajectories.
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Scenario 1 — Draft Budgetary Plan 2026
Inputs as submitted in Latvia's 2026 DBP. -
Scenario 2 — Average performance to 2028
Net-expenditure path tracking the recent historical average through 2028.
Using a test scenario
- Download the country model (or your own copy of the template).
- Download a scenario file from the same country.
- Open the model in Excel, with macros enabled.
- Run the Import Plan macro and point it at the scenario file. The scenario inputs will populate the relevant cells, leaving the rest of the model untouched.
- Inspect the assessment outputs to see how that scenario fares against the rule.
System requirements
- Microsoft Excel 2019 or later (Windows or Mac).
- Macros enabled (required for the Eurostat data fetcher and the Import Plan macro).
- Internet connection for live Eurostat updates.
Mac compatibility
An Excel-for-Mac entry point is provided via the EurostatUpdateMac macro. Some elements of the workflow are still Windows-first; full parity is in progress.
Older versions
Previous releases are listed in the changelog.