Call for Government to republish summer budget projections after US-EU trade deal

Finance minister Paschal Donohoe said that re-issuing the summer economic statement would not make sense as it is merely a statement of policy and not a prescriptive set of accounts
Call for Government to republish summer budget projections after US-EU trade deal

Social Democrats TD Cian O'Callaghan: 'It is less than a week since the Government published its summer economic statement, using an assumption of no tariffs. This was despite the dogs on the street being aware that a 10% tariff rate was the best possible outcome.' File photo: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie

The Government has been pushed to republish its summer budget projections in light of a US-EU agreement on tariffs.

The summer economic statement published last week confirmed the total size of Budget 2026 would be €9.4bn, but was based on a 10% tariff framework. In light of the 15% agreement, Social Democrats finance spokesman Cian O’Callaghan said that the Government must re-draft the document.

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