Cliff Taylor: New politics reinforcing old approach to budget day
Paschal Donohoe risks finding boom and bust a hard habit to break
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe: promised in his budget speech to “do this differently” in future. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
Boom and bust. That has been the recent history of the Irish economy. The Government is promising to break the cycle and to set growth on a sustainable course. We will, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe promised in his budget speech, “do this differently” in future. The next year will tell a lot about whether the Government he is part of is really serious about this.