Forget the Budget caution: If you can't be sure of winning the election, try buying it
Despite pre-election promises to abolish hundreds of quangos, this Government established a new independent body, the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, on a statutory footing to legislate a basis for fiscal responsibility.
Never again would politicians be permitted to prostitute themselves for electoral gain, ensuring independent compliance with disciplined fiscal rules.
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