Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has said Ireland's July stimulus plan is twice as large as that of the UK in relative terms, with a higher spend per person.Mr Donohoe and Government ministers have been defending the plan for the economy, which opposition parties have described as a "missed opportunity".
He said: "The UK recently announced a summer package of £30 billion, approximately 1% of UK national income. Mr Martin said the extension of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme and the Pandemic Unemployment Payment were the key planks of the scheme.
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