Government debt rises by €11bn in first quarter
The Irish Government Debt rose by over €11bn in the first quarter.
New figures released by the Central Statistics Office this morning show the Gross Debt now stands at €204bn - compared to €192bn in the fourth quarter of 2012.
They also show the Government deficit is €360m higher than it was at the same point last year. It now stands at €5.38bn.
The CSO said that is because of interest expenditure - as well as payments linked to liquidation of the former Anglo Irish Bank.
