Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of all new spending measures set out in the Revised Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44878/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The revised Programme for Government is based on the broad macroeconomic framework set out in the April budget, taking account of the latest fiscal trends. The guiding principles of the Programme are

1. Correction of the public finances;

2. Repair of the banking system;

3. Regaining competitiveness;

4. Protecting jobs and investing in retraining those who have lost their jobs.

The Programme for Government sets out a range of issues that will be addressed over the lifetime of the Government. In this context, Budget 2010 will be a key next step. As with all Budget measures in the past, our proposals will be fully costed and set out on Budget day.

Further instalments will be made in the subsequent Budgets over the lifetime of this Government, taking account of the overall macroeconomic and fiscal environment, and will be fully costed in that context.