‘Irish people deserve better’: Budget comes under fire from Opposition leaders
Published: Tuesday, December 06, 2011
OPPOSITION LEADERS HAVE slated the Government's plans for Budget 2012, saying that the measures are a "missed opportunity" that will prove a "body blow" to people and businesses.
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams, and Dáil technical group representative Thomas Pringle set out their objections to the Budget plan in a series of televised addresses this evening.
They were responding to today's announcement by Minister for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin of €2.2billion in spending cuts - including cuts to child benefit and an increase in the student registration fee.