This is a special budget episode featuring special guest, Chris Beausang. We discuss the recent budget, the Fianna Fáil Ardfheis and the impact the 'balanced' budget will have upon spending next year. 

For the podcast nerds interested in budget documents here are two links to documents prepared by the Dept. of Finance that list the budget estimates for income for the 2017 and 2018 budget. (Hint: the magic 3.5 billion of AIB shares is on page 7 of the 2018 White Paper)

http://www.budget.gov.ie/Budgets/2017/Documents/White_Paper_2017_final.pdf

http://www.budget.gov.ie/Budgets/2018/Documents/White_Paper_2018_final.pdf

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