All the latest news on Budget 2012 - Tuesday 6 December Minister Noonan being criticised for talking too much about the previous Government’s mistakes Concluded with a tribute to the late Brian Lenihan Online gambling tax Introduction of jobs initiative. Our country is in a ‘fiscal crisis’...

Part 1 of Budget 2012 was ushered in yesterday and it was every bit as sober as predicted with Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform Brendan Howlin unveiling a whopping €1.4 billion of cuts across a range of services including health, education and social welfare....

All the latest news on Budget 2012 – Monday 5 December No major surprises in Minister Howlin’s Budget (Part 1) as everything seemed to either have been flagged or leaked in advance No reduction in weekly rate of social welfare payments “No Government wants to be the...

With Budget 2012 just days away, much of the coalition’s first budget already appears to be in the public domain. Reportedly there will be no cuts to public pay, social welfare or an increase in income tax, however, with €3.8 billion in austerity cuts required...