By honouring the Expenditure Rule, we will deliver on the obligation in domestic and EU law to eliminate the "structural deficit" in our public finances by 2018. Contingency and Stability Reserve: We will also set up a "rainy day fund" to cope with unexpected events. Our Long Term Economic Plan will leave €2.5bn of the available fiscal space unallocated as a Contingency and Stability Reserve.
in favour of a free market economy and capitalism