EU wants tougher spending cuts in Ireland

The EU Commission has warned that the Government's spending cuts need to be more severe than planned.

Thu, 18 Mar, 2010 - 07:08

The EU Commission has warned that the Government's spending cuts need to be more severe than planned.

It has described the programme that sees €3bn in cutbacks next year and a further €3bn in 2012 as overly 'optimistic'.

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