Call on Donohoe for €1bn budget Brexit fund

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe should set up a €1bn fund to mitigate the damage a crash-out Brexit will inflict on Irish-owned agri-food, haulage, and small firms, a leading business group has urged.

In its submission ahead of October’s budget, the British Irish Chamber of Commerce said Mr Donohoe’s tax and spending measures are shaping up to be “one of the most consequential budgets in the history of the State”.