‘Crafty, cunning and flawed’ plan

By Michael O’Farrell, Political Reporter

Describing the Budget as “crafty, cunning and fundamentally flawed” Fine Gael finance spokesman Richard Bruton said the Government was trying to bury the legacy of former Finance Minister Charlie McCreevy.

“It is a Budget pretending to say sorry but the key test is will it really change people’s lives. Against that standard it will not succeed,” Mr Bruton said.