Cross-party support for plan key says Rehn

EUROPEAN Economics Commissioner Olli Rehn will today tell the opposition parties the country’s recovery prospects would improve if they agreed to a broad political consensus.

He said it was “very important for Ireland” to see cross-party support for the cuts necessary to bring the budget figures back in line with European targets.

Mr Rehn said the Government’s €6 billion target for next year’s budget was correct and should be supported.