- Read more: Pre-Budget 2027 Report
The report warns that fiscal policy must avoid adding to inflationary pressures, that repeated spending overruns undermine transparency, and that Ireland’s reliance on concentrated corporation tax receipts creates serious risk for the public finances. It also calls for a broader tax base, a credible domestic fiscal rule, and more multi-annual budgeting.
- Read more: Economic forecast for Ireland
The European Commission has published the latest macroeconomic forecast for Ireland. “Ireland’s GDP is forecast to grow exceptionally by 10.7% in 2025, largely reflecting strong export activity in the first half of the year. As the frontloading effect unwinds, growth is expected to moderate to 0.2% in 2026, reflecting a technical base effect from 2025…
- Read more: Quarterly Economic Commentary, Winter 2019
Quarterly Economic Commentary, Winter 2019 now available from the ESRI HERE
