Surplus in the public finances won’t be maintained, says Paschal Donohoe
Growth is being revised down and inflation revised up
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe and Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Michael McGrath at the Department of Finance yesterday. Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos
Donal O'Donovan
Ireland will run a deficit this year as an expected rise in spending linked to the costs of managing inflation – and potentially billions to support refugees – start to kick in, according to Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe.
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