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SF: Govt must not target the vulnerable in Budget
Sinn Féin has called on the Government not to target vulnerable people in Tuesday's emergency Budget. more »
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Emergency Budget measures come into effect
01/05/2009 - 15:16:04 - Tax hikes and other measures introduced in the emergency Budget come into effect today – while gas and electricity prices are set to fall.
Varadkar: Mortgage relief controversy shows Cabinet incompetence
30/04/2009 - 15:44:50 - Fine Gael TD Leo Varadkar say the latest fiasco regarding mortgage interest relief shows up the incompetence of the Government.
Lenihan plays down confusion over mortgage relief
30/04/2009 - 09:33:54 - Finance Minister Brian Lenihan says there should be no need for confusion about the future of mortgage interest relief.
Govt under fire over mortgage relief confusion
30/04/2009 - 07:39:46 - The Government is coming under fire amid confusion over the new rules on mortgage interest relief that were announced in the emergency Budget.
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State may be forced to take control of banks
09/04/2009 - BANK of Ireland and AIB could be taken into majority state ownership if their toxic debts are revealed to be greater than feared, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan signalled last night.
Retail spending to fall at least 6%
09/04/2009 - CONSUMER spending will fall by a minimum of 6%-7% this year in the aftermath of Tuesday’s emergency Budget, Retail Ireland warned yesterday.
Budget creates ‘a poverty trap’ for children in poor families
09/04/2009 - FINANCE Minister Brian Lenihan has opened a poverty trapdoor for poor children by introducing a series of damaging tax and welfare system changes for young families across the country, a leading group has warned.
‘I actually understand why people go home and hang themselves’
09/04/2009 - THESE are the shocking words of a 51-year-old teacher who along with ordinary members of the public expressed their anger and disillusionment concerning the budget directly to Finance Minister Brian Lenihan yesterday.
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