In addition to fulfilling its current function, the new Independent Fiscal and Budget Office (IFBO) will be available to cost election manifestos and budget proposals for all political parties. This will go beyond the costing of individual proposals which is already done by the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform and look at the overall impact of a package of proposals .. We will also mandate IFBO to put increased focus on long-term fiscal issues.
favourable towards supply side economic policies supporting businesses, for example for incentives like subsidies or tax breaks