Payment of promissory notes is 'insanity', says Trinity finance expert

Finance expert Brian Lucey is describing as "insanity" the payment of €3.1bn for the Anglo promissory notes in March 2013, nearly the equivalent of the removal from the economy of €3.5bn in tomorrow's budget.

Payment of promissory notes is 'insanity', says Trinity finance expert

Finance expert Brian Lucey is describing as "insanity" the payment of €3.1bn for the Anglo promissory notes in March 2013, nearly the equivalent of the removal from the economy of €3.5bn in tomorrow's budget.

The money will be given to the Central Bank where it will then cease to exist.

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