Budget 2027: buying the  peace by pouring fuel on the fire
Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan

Budget 2027: buying the  peace by pouring fuel on the fire

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 7, 202651 min
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Ireland is politically and economically stable, as Simon Harris pointed out in his Budget speech yesterday. But keeping it that way is getting more expensive. Increased capital spending, increased day-to-day spending, tax cuts - yesterday’s Budget delivered the lot. Is this sustainable, with our reliance on multinational tax receipts? Or wise, with our healthy level of economic growth? To look at the big picture, Hugh and Pat are joined by Barra Rowntree of Trinity College Dublin. Barra Rowntree is an Assistant Professor in Economics at TCD. Would you like to receive daily insights in...

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You're listening to The Irish Times. It's Wednesday, October the 7th and you're very welcome to the Inside Politics podcast from The Irish Times. I'm Hugh Linehan.

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It is the day after the budget and we intend to sift through the debris and the company of our political editor, Pat Leahy and economist, Barbara Werntree, who has made the long schlep across from Trinity College. Hi, Barbara.

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Thanks for coming with me on. Hi, Pat. Hey, Hugh. Welcome back.

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