Budget fallout: strategy hangs on a soft Brexit
Government’s approach will look threadbare if worst case scenario for the UK’s exit from the EU comes to pass
The budget delivered by Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe on Tuesday prioritised extra public spending over tax cuts by a ratio of two to one. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
In framing his first budget Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe faced a difficult balancing act on both the political and economic fronts. A slip-up on either one could have led to a premature end for this Government.