ANGRY WORDS

Whether it’s good, bad or indifferent, everyone has had something to say about the €6 billion worth of cutbacks and tax hikes introduced by the Government in Budget 2011.

THE following is a selection of readers’ comments from irishexaminer.com following Tuesday’s budget. The comments have not been edited.

- I want to know why this budget has penalised families with children. For the past three years, child benefit has been targeted as the easy option. With my husband on a low wage, it was extra security for us. Now that’s gone. First my son lost it when he turned 18 and then with all the cuts from the past four budgets. It is very difficult. I have three other children at school. The second eldest will also start college next year. But I will still have to pay €50 for each of my other two children on the school bus and I will have college expenses also — Jane