On 12 July 2017, Ireland's Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure & Reform, Paschal Donohoe, published the Summer Economic Statement for 2017, which sets out the medium-term fiscal and economic policy, and forms the basis for the 2018 Budget due in October. According to a press release on the Economic Statement, the Government's economic strategy revolves around six key pillars:
- Ensuring sound and sustainable public finances;
- Managing public expenditure to ensure maximum return on …