It was like watching a mugging in broad daylight as the ECB/IMF team managed to convince the government to accept more debt as a way of alleviating the debt problem. While the opposition is correct to slam the raiding of the pension reserve fund, I was sceptical about their plans to use it as a stimulus package. In fact I'm sceptical about stimulus packages in general. Government's essential role is to create a well regulated business environment and then get out of the way and allowing Irish businesses to build the economy.

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Ian Dodson | Director | Digital Marketing Institute

Ian Dodson