Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 November 2018
143. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance if the social housing construction commitments in the National Development Plan 2018 to 2027 are accounted for in the general Government balance in each of the years concerned. [48891/18]
View answerThe general government balance figure in Table 8 of the Economic and Fiscal Outlook, published in Budget 2019, takes into account capital allocations as outlined in the National Development Plan.
The National Development Plan, including social housing construction commitments, forms the basis for the voted capital allocations outlined in Table 8.
Thereafter, the general government gross fixed capital formation figure adds in any relevant expenditure from other general government bodies, assesses the voted expenditure and classifies it accordingly within the statistical framework.
