As the Government tears up its self-imposed budget spending for the fourth year in succession, Central bank boss Gabriel Makhlouf warns on the threat to sustainable economic growth. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wireover an extended period will aggravate inflation and hit sustainable economic growth. Joe Brennan tuned in to his appearance before an Oireachtas committee in the wake of last week’s €10.5 billion Budget 2025 package.
since the financial crash in a move it says will help ease a bottleneck in the second-hand property market, making it easier for individuals to trade up or down. Joe Brennan has the details.blamed weaker sales and tighter margins as pretax profits slumped over 20 per cent to €3.77 million last year in “a particularly challenging trading environment”. Sales were over 10 per cent weaker, writes Gordon Deegan.