Paschal Donohoe gets exchequer boost but Brexit could still crash his budget

Tax revenues continued to pour into the exchequer last month, easing the pressure on Paschal Donohoe even as a snap UK election and a crash-out Brexit could still undo his October budget plans, analysts said.

The latest exchequer returns showed the Government collected €35bn in tax revenues in the first seven months of the year, up by over €2.6bn, or 8%, from the same time a year earlier.