The writer and campaigner questions whether Irish reunification would be economically detrimental after a report that suggested it would cost billions.
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THE financial cost of a united Ireland could be between €8bn and €20bn a year, according to a new study. Researchers at the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) have published a paper which focuses on subvention – meaning the shortfall between what a nation raises in taxes and what it spends on public