Is political expediency getting in the way of sound economic judgment?
Down To Business · Newstalk
July 9, 202212m 51s
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Show Notes
The Government's Summer Economic Statement published this week shows the forthcoming Budget will contain spending and tax measures equal to €6.7 billion.
It has been described as a "temporary once-off increase," which breaches the Government’s own spending rule of 5% and as a result, economist, Jim Power, thinks political expediency is getting in the way of sound economic judgment.
He joins Bobby to discuss.