In October 2015, Minister of Finance Michael Noonan announced the Irish government would implement a total of €750 million in tax cuts, with a similar increase in spending. That will leave the government with a budget deficit of 1.2% of gross domestic product, down from 2.1% in 2014 and a peak of 32.5% in 2010. The government expects the economy to grow by 6.2% this year, before slowing to 4.3% in 2016 and 3% thereafter.
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@9ZCTZV61yr1Y
No, but there should be a redirection of what is paid for, and increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of programmes/ schemes paid for by public spending, we should also lower the benefits and salaries of governmental officials.
@BCWG8WF 2wks2W
No, reduce military spending, horse and dog racing funding (€99.1 million in 2025, with €79.3 million allocated to Horse Racing Ireland and €19.82 million for Greyhound Racing Ireland), and introduce higher taxes to the wealthy
@97YBTSW3yrs3Y
No, reduce government salaries and pensions first
@9ZH95KB1yr1Y
No, the government shouldn't make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt. They should properly allocate funds. I feel that a lot of the money the government has isn't spent well, like they don't actually know what they're doing. They throw a lot of one-time lump sums at different issues and never actually set up a system to help which would save so much money in the long run. I feel like they need to sort the system out and actually look at what they're spending before they cut or increase public spending.
@9Z9753W1yr1Y
Only in debt due to FF being bullied into paying out billions of euros on unsecured bonds. Unsecured bonds pay a higher rate of a windfall if they are correct. What were we doing paying out on them.
@9QC6Y9M2yrs2Y
The government should ensure that the ratio of debt to the real economy is kept low, it is okay to borrow to help the economy grow but only if it is effective.
@9MM9RGW2yrs2Y
No, increase taxes on high-wealth individuals, increase property dereliction and vacancy taxes and increase corporation tax.
@DylanWoods7774yrs4Y
No, but the government should raise the taxes on the rich and multinational corporations.
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