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Budget backlash

A BITTER backlash against budget plans to penalise people dependant on social welfare payments intensified last night.

Budget backlash

Thu, 09 Dec, 2010 - 00:00

Shaun Connolly, Political Correspondent

The disabled had been singled out and used as “easy targets” in the savage €6 billion cuts package, organisations like Inclusion Ireland warned.

Brian Cowen also threw down a warning to Fianna Fáil rebels he would fight to remain leader of the party.

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