It is striking that The Currency’s budget interviews with the Labour Party’s finance spokesperson Ged Nash and Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers conclude on a similar note. “We need that honest conversation about tax and spending. We haven’t had it yet under this Government because, you know, surplus corporation tax receipts have made them lazy,” Nash says at the end of our interview in Leinster House. “We need an honest debate about tax and spending. Be clear on where we’re going. Clear where our revenue is going to come from. Be as certain as we can be about that,…

Want to continue reading?

Get unlimited access to The Currency and The Wall Street Journal with an annual membership – and receive a free, signed copy of Vincent Browne’s new book, Charles Haughey: Glory, Greed and Guns, delivered straight to your door.

Subscribe

Cancel at any time.

Are you already a member? .