Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 12 November 2019

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Ex Post Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Austerity tends to be defined by the reduction of Government expenditure over time, but this budget increased Government expenditure by €3.4 billion.