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Browsing onwards : Irish public spending in perspective

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  • Colm McCarthy
  • John Lawlor

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In the context of the current debate over standards of public services in Ireland and the appropriate level of public spending this paper reviews historical trends in Irish public expenditure, its relationship to GDP/GNP and comparisons with other EU states. The growth in Irish public spending has accelerated sharply in recent years. Since 1996 real public current expenditure (net of inflation) has grown by almost 70% and the figure for health is 136%. This rapid growth means that, on a per capita basis, public expenditure will be above the projected EU average for 2003 and health expenditure in particular will be amongst the highest per capita in the EU. Education expenditure will also be above the EU average. Assertions to the contrary would have been more accurate some years ago, but have been overtaken by the Irish spending explosion.

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  • Colm McCarthy & John Lawlor, 2003. "Browsing onwards : Irish public spending in perspective," Open Access publications 10197/562, School of Economics, University College Dublin.
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    1. Colm McCarthy, 2009. "Fiscal adjustment and macroeconomic re-balancing in Ireland," Working Papers 200928, School of Economics, University College Dublin.
    2. Wren, Maev-Ann, 2004. "Health Spending and the Black Hole," Quarterly Economic Commentary: Special Articles, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), vol. 2004(3-Autumn), pages 1-23.
    3. Colm McCarthy, 2009. "Ireland’s second fiscal consolidation – lessons from the last time," Working Papers 200917, School of Economics, University College Dublin.
    4. Colm McCarthy, 2009. "Fiscal adjustment and re-balancing the Irish economy," Open Access publications 10197/1673, School of Economics, University College Dublin.

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