Tánaiste Simon Harris Tells LMFM That More Supports Will be Provided "If and When It's Needed" - 20/04/2026
The Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris has said government responses to the energy crisis must be "fiscally responsible" amid warnings from the IMF about growing global indebtedness and the risk of higher public spending to offset rising fuel costs.Tánaiste Harris was signatory to a joint letter issued in Washington by 11 finance ministers in which they said they were "committed to managing the economic response to and recovery from this crisis in a coordinated, responsible and responsive way".The IMF warned last week that in many parts of the world there had been "no meaningful…
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