EU says low growth will blow €5bn hole in State's finances

Independent.ie Monday 14th February, 2011

European Commission has warned that low growth rates over the next four years could knock a €5bn hole in the country's finances.The commission has previously published growth forecasts which were much lower than projections from the Department of Finance but has never said publicly what this might mean for

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