Blank template
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 Member State.
Macros must be enabled.
Download FISCO
Latest release: v1.1.3 — 15 June 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 Greece's outturn data, Medium-Term Fiscal-Structural Plan inputs, and Annual Progress Report 2026.
Test scenarios
Drop into the model via the Import Plan macro to explore alternative trajectories.
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Scenario 0 — Medium-Term Plan 2024–2028
Input for demonstrating MTP assessment. -
Scenario 1 — Draft Budgetary Plan 2026
Inputs as published in Greece's DBP 2026. -
Scenario 2 — Average performance to 2028
Net-expenditure path tracking the recent historical average through 2028. -
Scenario 3 — High national defence, 2026–2028
Designed to exceed the escape-clause limits, testing how the model surfaces non-compliance. -
Scenario 4 — Annual Progress Report 2026
Inputs as published in Greece's APR 2026.
Latvia
Populated with Latvia's outturn data, Medium-Term Fiscal-Structural Plan inputs, and Annual Progress Report 2026.
Test scenarios
Drop into the model via the Import Plan macro to explore alternative trajectories.
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Scenario 0 — Medium-Term Plan 2024–2028
Input for demonstrating MTP assessment. -
Scenario 1 — Draft Budgetary Plan 2026
Inputs as published in Latvia's DBP 2026. -
Scenario 2 — Average performance to 2028
Net-expenditure path tracking the recent historical average through 2028. -
Scenario 3 — High national defence, 2026–2028
Designed to exceed the escape-clause limits, testing how the model surfaces non-compliance. -
Scenario 4 — Annual Progress Report 2026
Inputs as published in Latvia's APR 2026.
If macros are blocked when you open the file
Since 2022, Microsoft blocks macros by default in any Office file downloaded from the internet. You'll see a red banner reading "BLOCKED — Macros from the internet are blocked" with no enable button. This is a generic Microsoft default and is not specific to FISCO.
To unblock the file:
- Close the file in Excel if it's open.
- In Windows Explorer, right-click the downloaded
.xlsmfile → Properties. - At the bottom of the General tab, find the Security section and tick Unblock.
- Click OK, then re-open the file. Macros will now run normally.
If your organisation's IT policy still blocks macros after unblocking, ask your IT team to add the file's folder as an Excel Trusted Location. We are exploring options for digitally signing the macros, which will allow IT to permit them via a trusted-publisher policy across your organisation.
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.