General scheme of a bill to be called the Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012

The Irish Government, on 26 April 2012, published the General Scheme of the Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012. This General Scheme sets out the draft legislation that the Government will bring before the Houses of the Oireachtas (Parliament) to implement key provisions of the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union, if the Irish people decide to ratify the Stability Treaty in the referendum taking place on 31 May 2012.

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Ireland: Department of Finance: General scheme of a bill to be called the Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012 http://www.finance.gov.ie/documents/publications/other/fisresbillscheme.pdf

Ireland: Department of Finance: Press Release, 26.4.12: Publication of the General Scheme of a Bill to be called the Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012 http://www.finance.gov.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=7221&CatID=78&StartDate=1+January+2012

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