Spending ceilings on departmental spending 'binding'

SIMON Harris has said the new spending ceilings on Government departments will be “binding”.

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He said a medium-term fiscal plan for the country, which Ireland's budgetary watchdog had warned was late in being submitted, had been approved by the European Commission.

He said the Government had been “juggling” different demands, and while the Irish economy was in “good health”, the country needed to return to “a rhythm of regular spending structures”.