Government Criticised For Increased Spending In Budget 2016

The Government has been criticised for increased spending in Budget 2016.

In it's latest report the Fiscal Advisory Council says the decision to loosen the fiscal stance was a deviation from prudent economic and budgetary management.

It says using better than expected tax revenues to fund permanent increases in expenditure was not appropriate and has worrying echoes of the past.

John McHale from the Fiscal Advisory Council says they were supportive of the Budget before the Government announced a raft of additional spending in the days beforehand.