An Ennis economist believes government has difficult policy decisions ahead of them in the coming months as the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic begins.
The Government’s budget deficit for 2020 is expected to be 19 billion euro, in contrast to a surplus of almost two billion back in 2019.
It means that Ireland is likely to have the smallest Government budget deficit of any euro area country in 2020.
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Ennis native and Assistant Professor of Social Policy at UCD, Micheal Collins, believes we will see a regional-based recovery when the economy picks up again.
