The State is now receiving dividends from the profits AIB makes. Any windfall from selling the bank can only be used to write down debt, which may lead to a saving on debt interest, but those savings can be more than offset by the receipt of annual dividends and the benefits of having a State bank investing in the domestic economy.
This example text from a political party manifesto is for limiting the welfare state, for example public funding for social services or social security, e.g. private care before state care