This autumn, it’s all about budgets. Ireland will set its national budget on October 6 and, as president of the EU, is also hoping to seal a deal on the bloc’s multi-annual financial framework for the seven years starting in 2028. But how do Irish public finances compare with those of other EU member states? How much does the Exchequer collect in taxes here, and from what sources, and what does it spend it on? How similar or different is this from what other European countries do? Fiscal comparisons are usually expressed in percentages of gross domestic product (GDP), which…

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