Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 September 2017

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Business of Select Committee
Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018 (Resumed): Minister for Finance

2:00 pm

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Similarly, although it is ultimately a matter for the Minister to confirm or not on budget day, in respect of announcements made last year but which have a multi-annual dimension there was an announcement that DIRT tax will be reduced by 2% per annum over a four-year period. Will those commitments carry through to this budget and the two to follow and how does the Minister regard previously-made multi-annual commitments?