The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath will tell his Government colleagues this morning that Covid spending will top €30 billion by the end of the year.

Minister McGrath will today update the Cabinet on Government spending ahead of the publication of the Mid-Year Expenditure Report.

It is understood that Minister McGrath will set out the scale of the total Covid-related spending since the beginning of the pandemic.

Minister McGrath is likely to focus on what he views as the importance of winding down temporary Covid expenditure as the economy re-opens.

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COVID-19 reopening plan, rising new cases have hit a concerning milestone.In a written statement, health officials reported 112 cases on Friday and four deaths.It’s the first time new cases have topped 100 since June 18, and pushed the seven-day average for new cases to 73, the highest they have been in a month. COVID-19: B.C. reports no deaths but 89 new cases, highest daily total in over a month It also represents a more than doubling of new cases over a single week; last Friday, B.C.

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