State’s spending plans could leave debt ratio at unsafe levels, Oireachtas toldFiscal watchdog repeats warnings over government’s spending plans ahead of next month’s budget
Donohoe: long-term spending commitments need to match sustainable revenuesThe Minister for Finance sought to counter concerns raised by the Fiscal Advisory Council on the €5.4 billion rise in core expenditure
More state debt needed to fund PUP past June, says VaradkarTánaiste tells Fine Gael TDs that the government needs to borrow more money to pay for further extensions to the pandemic supports
Brian Keegan: Sunak’s tax hikes should be watched in IrelandThe British Chancellor, faced with an economy that shrank last year by almost 10 per cent, has resorted to austerity-style measures in his attempt to stem the bleeding
Parts of Housing and Transport budgets could be reallocatedOfficials worry the two departments may be unable to spend their full allocations, due to lockdown of the construction sector