Exchequer figures record deficit; January tax revenues fall

The public finances recorded a deficit of €1.1bn in January.

Exchequer figures record deficit; January tax revenues fall

The public finances recorded a deficit of €1.1bn in January.

That compares with a surplus of more than €700m at this stage last year when the state coffers were boosted by the part sale of our investment in Bank of Ireland.

Tax revenues in January fell by more than 17% at €3.1bn.

But the Department of Finance says this is due to some money being received later than normal because of changes in European payments system.

It said excluding the timing factors tax revenues were up 5% on last year.

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