Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The budget came out unscathed from the European Commission, but there was also a comment to the effect that, while across the European Union the medium-term target is 0.5%, there would be greater flexibility in 2017. This was severely criticised by the German Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, but will it give the Department more wriggle room in 2017?

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