The Government is starting final preparations for the Budget and is giving some indications of the parameters under which it will be drawn up. And the high level of uncertainty also threatens wider damage to confidence. Part of the budget will include a recovery fund to deal with the fall-out from Covid-19 and Brexit. The Government has little choice but to continue the extraordinary level of supports for the economy. They can reasonably hope too that the State can continue to borrow at low interest rates.

Source: The Irish Times September 17, 2020 18:00 UTC