Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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84. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will announce the budgetary adjustment for 2014. [23962/13]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the Government has decided to bring Budget Day forward from the first week in December to on or before the 15th of October from now on. This means that Budget 2014 will be presented and published on Tuesday, the 15th of October this year. Debates following the presentation of the draft budget will be a matter for the House in the normal way. As has been stated in the recently published April Stability Programme Update, Government decisions on the 2014 adjustment package will take into account the most up-to-date economic and fiscal data available and in light of policy priorities. This is the most prudent course of action and is in line with normal budgetary procedure.