No cash to pay for €3bn wishlist submitted by ministers

A €3 billion wishlist submitted by ministers is to be dramatically cut in the coming days as no additional funding will be available in the upcoming budget.

No cash to pay for €3bn wishlist submitted by ministers

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe is to meet his fellow ministers next week to go through individual wish-lists and whittle down funds being sought after their submissions came in way over what is actually available.

The Government has around €1bn available in the budget but this will be spent on a 2:1 ratio between services and tax cuts.

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