Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 June 2022

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council

Mr. Eddie Casey:

That is an interesting point. There is a gap in that when it is taken out as cash, we do not know where it goes afterwards. We have very good insights into where the card spending goes. We know it is on groceries, fuel, restaurants, retail or whatever because this is where the point of sale was. However, if it is an ATM withdrawal, it is anyone's guess where it ends up. We then need to rely on the survey data afterwards to try to fill in those gaps. As the Chairman said, there has been a long-term trend towards more card-based transactions which was accelerated during the Covid pandemic because people were less inclined to use cash. That might not reverse as quickly and it might be here to stay.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.