More money for this, that, the other. Calls for more, for less, for better, for faster. The election season is in full swing. The political fiscal semester started with the election of the new taoiseach. I confess I am here for it. Every other story will be refracted through this lens from now on. In this column, let’s take two. Story 1: Framing Budget 2025 using two timelines There are two intersecting timelines. The first we have already mentioned: The political system is front-running its fiscal semester thanks, of course, to our local and European elections in a few weeks.…

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