Richard Boyd Barrett
Ceist:365. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the primary Exchequer surplus for 2019. [35028/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 24 July 2018
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Freagraí scríofa
The primary Exchequer balance may be defined as the Exchequer balance before the impact of debt interest expenditure. The Stability Programme Update estimated an Exchequer deficit for 2019 of €1,515 million.
Table A4 of the same publication contains an estimate of the cash interest payment for 2019 of €5,504 million.
This results in a forecast primary Exchequer surplus for 2019 of €3,989 million.