Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan’s speech is available to read here, or to watch here.
The Government’s summary of the measures announced in the Budget is available here.
Fine Gael had branded Budget 2010 'an absolute disaster'.
The Opposition party says the Government has ruined the country with its slow fiscal decisions.
They have also accused the Government of pitting the private and public sectors against each other.
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