Bringing the annual growth in spending down from 9.4 per cent to 6 per cent will be a stern test for Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris. Budgets are drawn up and delivered every October only to be torpedoed by spending overruns and supplementary estimates the following year. Bringing the annual growth in spending down from 9.4 per cent to 6 per cent will be a stern test for Harris. Listen | 37:08It is forecast to rise from €110 billion this year to €147 billion in 2030, equating to a 24 per cent increase. Instead we have a self-imposed 6 per cent spending commitment which Harris and Chambers have now staked their reputations on.
