Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Fiscal space of the order of €1.2 billion and up to €1.5 billion will be available for tax reductions and investment in public services. The final scale of the space will become clearer closer to the budget. The partners in Government have also agreed that the agreed space will be split 50:50 between tax cuts and expenditure increases.

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