Middle and single income families to be hit hardest

MIDDLE and one income families are set to be hit hardest in Brian Lenihan’s newly dubbed “bludget”.

Announced yesterday, the terms of the supplementary budget, which will come into force on May 1, will see a one income family lose about e2,500 a year.

Tax expert Michael Lynch of KPMG said the hardest hit would be a married couple living on one income of about e70,000 and with a mortgage.