Fiscal Guardrails, Ferry Mystery, and EU Tax Standoff

Ireland's fiscal watchdog dropped a pre-Budget bombshell this morning: the actual budget package on 6 October will be "much larger" than announced. The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (IFAC) revealed that spending overruns have averaged more than €2 billion per year for a decade, with the government's own plan implying 6% net spending growth — overshooting the economy's sustainable 5% growth rate. The real kicker? **Seven out of...