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Brian Keegan: Why is Ifac calling for a rainy day fund as the skies begin to clear?
Many other developed countries would give their right arm to be in the solid economic position we are in. Yet we seem afraid to spend that largesse on causes that desperately need it
We have emerged from the pandemic with an economy stronger than it has been for many years, a debt-to-GDP ratio hovering somewhere around 50 per cent, and full employment. We have suffered terrible loss and endured much misery, but much less so than other nations. Yet the advice from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (Ifac) for the future can be summarised in just two words: “Careful now.”
Ifac has its job to do, but there’s ...
