Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 3 May 2023

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

Examination of EU Fiscal Rules: TASC

Dr. Robert Sweeney:

Yes, ideally Italy would not have gotten to that stage in the first place. Yes, if one is beyond the threshold and what we are recommending is about 3%, whether in Italy or any other country, then corrective action needs to be taken.