As Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris presented quarterly Exchequer figures alongside his public expenditure colleague Jack Chambers on Tuesday evening, the most crucial pieces of information were those not included. With the key month of March now banked, and a full quarter to look at, the national tax take appears to be cruising at a moderate altitude, with a 3.4 per cent increase in taxes collected broadly nullified by inflation. Meanwhile, government spending has been rising twice as fast. While the Exchequer swung from a generous surplus in the first three months of 2025 into a deficit of…

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