Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

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

Banking Issues: Central Bank

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

The Government plays a significant role in causing inflation by these types of decisions as well, and it would be interesting to quantify exactly what proportion that is of the total inflation rate.

It has been reported that real incomes fell in 2022. They fell significantly in the lower deciles of incomes within the economy. Has the Central Bank forecasted if real incomes will fall again in 2023?

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