The Department of Finance will this evening release the Exchequer Returns for the January-February period. The Exchequer posted a budget deficit of €1,142m in the opening month of 2014 compared with an overall budget surplus of €704m in January 2013. However, it should be noted that in January last year the Exchequer benefited to the tune of over €1bn from … Continue reading Economics – Exchequer Returns in focus