Government ‘committed’ to full term despite earlier Budget, Chambers says

The Government is “committed” to running a full term, the Minister for Finance has said after announcing an early Budget.

This year’s Budget will be delivered on October 1st, a week earlier than originally planned.

Minister Jack Chambers said the date change was due to European commitments in the following weeks, amid criticism from Sinn Féin that it would mean “crucial” corporation tax returns are not accounted for.

Ireland’s fiscal and budgetary submissions must be delivered to the European Commission on October 15th, while Mr Chambers and Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe will also be attending the Ecofin and Eurogroup meetings the week before.

Mr Chambers said October 1 became the “natural date” to hold the Budget, and denied that the change signalled an early general election.

In the Dáil on Thursday, Sinn…

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