Sinn Féin Disputes Findings of Report on United Ireland Costs
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Sinn Féin disputes report findings that a united Ireland would cost €20bn annually, says actual UK subvention is lower and there would be economic growth in the North post-unification.
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Report authors stand by methodology and cost estimates, say they did not account for all costs associated with unification.
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Other critics say report fails to account for productivity increases, revenue gains and cost savings from unification.
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Report assumes North would take on portion of UK debt, but some dispute that is a given.
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Some critics call for Irish government to undertake comprehensive modeling of likely economic outcomes of a united Ireland.