Austerity measures post Covid-19 will be disastrous - economists

Several high profile Irish economists have suggest implementing austerity post Covid-19 would be "economic suicide".

Several high profile Irish economists have suggested implementing austerity post Covid-19 would be "economic suicide".

As government formation talks continue, both Fianna Fail and Fine Gael have informally agreed that austerity measures should be ruled out, on the basis that the public would not be able to handle further cuts ten years after the financial crash.