Budget 2014 Missing the Targets:
Over at the Blog of Dr. Constantine Gurdgiev I have just read his excellent analyses on the current situtiation regarding the latest budget from our hapless gombeens in the Government. I do hasten to add that I do not agree with everything he says but it is never the less an excellent piece!
Recent events have led to a significant reframing of the Budget 2014. With these, the Government is now actively signaling a more accommodative stance on next year’s cuts. Alas, the good news end there and the bad news begin. Any easing on austerity in 2014 will be unlikely to produce a material improvement in household budgets. In return, the Government will be placing huge hopes on robust growth returning in 2014. If this fails to materialise, lower austerity today will spell more pain in 2015. Like a dysfunctional alcoholic, unable to stop binging at closing time, we ignore tomorrow’s hangover.
full article at source:http://trueeconomics.blogspot.ie/