Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 July 2022

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

Summer Economic Statement: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council

Mr. Sebastian Barnes:

These are not issues that we have looked at directly, but it is a good time to look at them. They are important for our international competitiveness, when businesses think about locating here, but also with all the cost-of-living pressures people have. This is obviously a time where we are much more aware of the costs. These are good levers and, ultimately, increasing competition may be a better solution to these problems than using public finances to offset them.

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