Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 September 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Reclassification and Future Outputs of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Stephen McDonagh:
Perhaps I did not explain clearly. The debt is one thing. That is independent of fiscal space. Fiscal space is based on expenditure, that is, when the money is spent and how much is spent. To some extent it is distinct. In calculating fiscal space and the impact on the balance sheet, it does not matter where the money came from. What matters is when it is spent and what it is spent on.
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