Coalition warned on spending plans for next Budget
The Coalition has been warned that its spending plans for the next Budget do not have enough tax increases to pay for them.
The warning comes from the incoming head of the ESRI, Professor Alan Barrett, who has conducted a report into the National Economic Dialogue hosted by the Government last week.
He has said all delegates “generally” accepted the coalition’s plans to set aside up to €1.5bn in fiscal space for the next Budget - but were “less inclined” to go along with the Government’s proposed 50/50 split between tax cuts and spending increases.
