Taoiseach hints at government cutbacks of 5% next year
Brian Cowen said the Government is looking at spending below €50 billion next year — a drop of about 5% on this year.
Mr Cowen gave the figure at a press conference at the Fianna Fáil party think-in yesterday where he said all areas of government spending will be looked at and warned: “There is no painless way of doing this.”