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04/12/2012
Budget 2013 To Be 'Very Tough' But Fair
Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has warned that tomorrow’s Budget is going to be "very tough", but added that the government is seeking to protect the most vulnerable people.
It is understood that some €3.5bn worth of increased taxes and spending cuts are to be announced as part of the Budget tomorrow.
Government ministers said today that difficult decisions had been made, but it had tried to make Budget 2013 as fair as possible.
However, Fianna Fáil has called on Fine Gael and Labour to honour promises not to cut services for people with disabilities.
And Sinn Féin has criticised reports that the threshold for paying PRSI is to be lowered, claiming such a move would disproportionately affect the worse-off.
(H/GK)
It is understood that some €3.5bn worth of increased taxes and spending cuts are to be announced as part of the Budget tomorrow.
Government ministers said today that difficult decisions had been made, but it had tried to make Budget 2013 as fair as possible.
However, Fianna Fáil has called on Fine Gael and Labour to honour promises not to cut services for people with disabilities.
And Sinn Féin has criticised reports that the threshold for paying PRSI is to be lowered, claiming such a move would disproportionately affect the worse-off.
(H/GK)
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