Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Fiscal Assessment Report 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council

3:50 pm

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I ask the witnesses to clarify an issue with regard to growth. The 2012 GDP growth, which is the outrun in the table, is 0.9%, but the IMF April 2013 figure is 0.7%. What is the figure for 2012 GDP growth? Why did the IMF come back with a lower figure after the fact?

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