United Ireland only possible with dramatic increase in tax or public spending reduction – Report

A United Ireland would only be possible with a dramatic increase in taxation or a major reduction in public spending.

That’s according a new report examining the financial cost of re-uniting both parts of the island.

The Institute of International and European Affairs is warning that getting rid of the border would add 10% to Ireland’s national debt.

Report author John Fitzgerald says the ordinary tax payer will have to cough up as a result:

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