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Fiscal Monitor December 2019

  • An Exchequer surplus of €647 million was recorded to end-December 2019. This compares to a surplus of €99 million in the same period last year. The €548 million year-on-year improvement is driven by increases in tax and non-tax revenues, and somewhat offset by increases in both current and capital voted expenditure.
  • Tax revenues of €59,314 million to end-December 2019 were ahead of target by 2.4% or €1,374 million and exceeded the 2018 performance by 6.8% or €3,756 million.
  • Total net voted expenditure to end-December 2019, at €54,146 million, was up €3,701 million or 7.3% in year-on-year terms, comprised of a 5.3% increase in current spending and a 22.2% increase in capital spending. This was ahead of profile by 0.4% or €198 million.

Fiscal Monitor December 2019