Ahern lashes out at ‘scare tactics’

GROUPS advocating a second No vote on the EU Nice Treaty have been using the same scare tactics for 30 years, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said yesterday.

The Taoiseach also rejected claims that the Government was currently engaged in spending cutbacks and said the current economic situation was no reason for again rejecting the Nice Treaty.

Mr Ahern said the Government was engaged in controlling the rate of increase in public spending, but resources were not being cut, especially not in the case of health services, which were getting priority.