# Budget 2027: buying the peace by pouring fuel on the fire

An episode of [Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/794389685), 7 Oct 2026, 51 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6155db9059a3fa00137f30a9/e/6ac62e989fea6e0a64be22fd/media.mp3

Ireland is politically and economically stable, as Simon Harris pointed out in his Budget speech yesterday. But keeping it that way is getting more expensive. Increased capital spending, increased day-to-day spending, tax cuts - yesterday’s Budget delivered the lot. Is this sustainable, with our reliance on multinational tax receipts? Or wise, with our healthy level of economic growth? To look at the big picture, Hugh and Pat are joined by Barra Roantree of Trinity College Dublin. Barra Roantree is an Assistant Professor in Economics at TCD. For access to an exclusive episode of Inside Politics, please take our short survey at irishtimes.com/insidepolitics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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