Hopes for hikes of €5 in pensions and welfare payments in the Budget next week were dashed last night.
The Finance Minister laid out his stall for spending in the Budget next Tuesday with the launch of the White Paper last night.And the bad news is money is tight and we can’t afford to be flaithuileach in any way. “That in turn allowed me to make changes in social welfare, it allowed me to make changes in personal taxation.
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