Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 January 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance

10:00 am

Mr. Derek Moran:

Let me be clear, this is where the structural measure, which is very difficult to understand and technically very complex, is important. We could have a situation where if cyclical taxes fell away we would not have to adjust as rapidly because it was a temporary blip and we would be allowed to continue to spend. It is not a kick and hope situation. At this stage these costs can be absorbed. Our absolute obligation beyond the trajectory is to have a balanced budget in cyclical terms for next year, which would allow us greater freedoms once we are outside the preventative arm.

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