Fiscal Monitor March 2020
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From: Department of Finance; Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
- Published on: 2 April 2020
- Last updated on: 2 April 2020
An Exchequer deficit of €2,535 million was recorded to end-March 2020. This compares to a deficit of €966 million in the same period last year. At this stage, the €1,569 million year-on-year deterioration is driven by increases in current and capital voted expenditure.