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04/06/2015
Fiscal Council Report Shows The Real Cuts That Lie Ahead - Doherty
The latest report by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council shows the real cuts that lie ahead, according to Sinn Féin.
Sinn Féin Finance Spokesperson, Pearse Doherty TD, called on the government to give a response to the Fiscal Council's assertion that the Stability Programme Update's projections if carried through would lead to real per capita cuts and a breaking of the EU's budgetary rules.
Deputy Doherty said: "I am calling on Minister Noonan now to respond immediately to these very important warnings. I will be pressing him on these issues when the Dáil resumes.
"He should state whether he will proceed on the basis that spending in real terms will continue to be cut and if so admit that this government has no intention of restoring services or creating a fair recovery. He should also state whether he agrees with the Fiscal Council's analysis that his policy will lead to the State breaking the EU's budgetary rules.
"The Fiscal Council has issued warnings about the lack of transparency in future spending figures in the past. So has the EU Commission, yet the government is in denial that it is planning significant cuts in real terms if re-elected. That lie should be now laid to rest."
(CD/JP)
Sinn Féin Finance Spokesperson, Pearse Doherty TD, called on the government to give a response to the Fiscal Council's assertion that the Stability Programme Update's projections if carried through would lead to real per capita cuts and a breaking of the EU's budgetary rules.
Deputy Doherty said: "I am calling on Minister Noonan now to respond immediately to these very important warnings. I will be pressing him on these issues when the Dáil resumes.
"He should state whether he will proceed on the basis that spending in real terms will continue to be cut and if so admit that this government has no intention of restoring services or creating a fair recovery. He should also state whether he agrees with the Fiscal Council's analysis that his policy will lead to the State breaking the EU's budgetary rules.
"The Fiscal Council has issued warnings about the lack of transparency in future spending figures in the past. So has the EU Commission, yet the government is in denial that it is planning significant cuts in real terms if re-elected. That lie should be now laid to rest."
(CD/JP)
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