On this week's Inside Business podcast we look over the components of Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe's summer statement on the public finances. Is there any need for a rainy day fund at all? What kind of capital investment should be prioritised? Should the 9 per cent VAT rate for tourism go? Cliff Taylor, Jim Power and Joe Brennan join Ciarán Hancock to tackle those questions and more.
Inside Business podcast: Do we need a rainy day fund?
Goverment’s summer economic statememt examined
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