Bruton backs Government actions on economy

A THIRD former Fine Gael leader has backed some of the Government actions taken to combat the economic crisis.

John Bruton has joined Alan Dukes and Garret FitzGerald in supporting key aspects of government economic policy.

Mr Bruton, the former EU ambassador to Washington and brother of Fine Gael finance spokesman Richard Bruton, described the December Budget as an important first step to restoring the public finances to health. “Most people would accept the Government has faced up to the (economic) problem in a very serious way,” Mr Bruton told the Sunday Times.