Originally Posted by
El Bunto
Bear in mind that much of Ireland's reported GDP is contingent on its status as a tax haven; many huge multinationals book revenue in Ireland, but don't contribute significantly to tax receipts. The fiscal budget is in fact in deficit, funded by debt.
When you instead look at household income, which is more significant for air travel discussions, NI is on par with most of Ireland other than Dublin and Cork and is well ahead of Donegal, the poorest region of the island. That's the region that has water rationing in summer to send it south to the rich houses, after all...
Fiscal budget is now a surplus. As for the tax haven aren’t NI trying to copy us!