'The state is in good shape but there’s a tickle in the engine hum that cannot be ignored'
While Exchequer figures could be a lot worse for Paschal Donohoe, there's no reason to be complacent, writes Jack Horgan-Jones
Paschal Donohoe won’t exactly be ecstatic with the latest tax revenue release, seeing as the overall tax take is still below target for the year.
However, it could be a lot worse for the new finance minister, with the gap between target and outturn narrowing to just 0.5 per cent, or €110 million.
Yesterday’s data dump shows that end-June totals in income tax (missed by 0.8 per cent), excise (2.9 per cent) are ...
