Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure sets out his stall - 5 key points

Paschal Donohoe says despite robust growth he will be mindful of Brexit risk

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The state of the economy

Donohoe said there was robust growth in the economy. He said the forecast was for 4 per cent growth this year, 3.7 per cent next year and 3 per cent annually after that.

Balancing the budget

Donohoe said he would be taking account of the risk of Brexit in devising the budget. He said the structural deficit - the underlying gap between annual state income and spending - ...