03/07/2013

€330m Saved In 9 Months By Croke Park

Some €330 million was saved between April and December last year under the Croke Park Agreement, the agreements implementation body has said.

The Croke Park Implementation Body have produced their third and final report, which reveals that the 2010 deal saved a total of €1.8 billion.

During the nine-month review period, the body claims that some €161 million was saved from the exchequer paybill. On an annual basis this is thought to have totalled €214 million.

A further €169 million was saved in non pay, or efficiency, savings, which have been €236 million across a full year.

The news comes in the week that the Haddington Road Agreement takes over the Croke Park Agreements.

(MH/CD)

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