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The Impact of Financial Sector Support on the Public Finances in Ireland and the EU

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  • Hickey, Rónán

    (Central Bank of Ireland)

  • Kane, Linda

    (Central Bank of Ireland)

  • Smyth, Diarmaid

    (Central Bank of Ireland)

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Drawing on a pan-European database, this Letter takes a comprehensive look at the direct impact that financial sector support measures had on the fiscal position in Ireland from 2008 to 2016. At end-2016, it is estimated that these support measures added approximately €58 billion (21 per cent of GDP and 31 per cent of GNI*) to the stock of gross government debt, a figure which vastly exceeds the impact of the crisis in the EU. The final cost of the support on the public finances will depend on how various banking positions are unwound and the cumulative cost of servicing the related borrowing. Securing the best possible return on remaining banking investments and managing the transition to lower and more sustainable levels of public debt will remain a key challenge going forward.

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  • Hickey, Rónán & Kane, Linda & Smyth, Diarmaid, 2017. "The Impact of Financial Sector Support on the Public Finances in Ireland and the EU," Economic Letters 12/EL/17, Central Bank of Ireland.
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    2. Cussen, Mary & Lucey, Mick, 2011. "Treatment of Special Bank Interventions in Irish Government Statistics," Quarterly Bulletin Articles, Central Bank of Ireland, pages 78-92, October.
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