Cliff Taylor in The Irish Times described Tuesday’s budget as a roll of the dice. He saw no strategy from the government, and there was no coherent critique of the gamble from the opposition, who would haverolled the same dice even harder and for bigger stakes. The Fiscal Advisory Council released, as the deputies went through the motions, a succinct verdict on Budget 2027 called Fast and Loose. Just as the opposition speeches were prepared in advance, it is a fair bet the Fiscal Council’s speedy response was enabled by the predictability of the budget measures, which also facilitated the…

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