{"id":13908,"date":"2020-04-02T17:54:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T21:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13908"},"modified":"2020-04-05T11:56:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T15:56:11","slug":"taoiseach-hopes-pandemic-triggered-recession-should-not-result-in-austerity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13908","title":{"rendered":"Taoiseach Hopes Pandemic-Triggered Recession Should Not Result in Austerity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2.53266446.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2.53266446.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2.53266446-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has expressed hope that Ireland\u2019s looming recession will not result in another era of austerity.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Varadkar said the relatively good state of the economy going into the sharp downturn triggered by coronavirus would help make the recovery less painful than it was following the crash of the Celtic Tiger in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>The deaths of another 13 patients with Covid-19 in the country were announced today, bringing the total number of deaths to 98.<\/p>\n<p>There were 402 new cases of coronavirus confirmed, with the total number now at 3,849.<\/p>\n<p>Unemployment has soared to 17% in just a month, with almost 300,000 people claiming the new Covid-19 unemployment benefit.<\/p>\n<p>The total number of unemployed now sits at around 500,000.<\/p>\n<p>Tax receipts plummeted in March and are set to fall further in April.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-13908\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13908&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-13908\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13908&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-13908\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13908&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13908\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has expressed hope that Ireland\u2019s looming recession will not result in another era of austerity. 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