Budget plan delay is politically motivated, claims Fianna Fáil

THE unveiling of budget plans for the next three years has been pushed out until after the presidential election and Dublin West by-election in a move the opposition claimed is “politically motivated”.

An outline for spending cuts and tax increases from 2012 to 2015 had been promised during October as part of an agreement with the bailout troika.

However, Taoiseach Enda Kenny told the Dáil that “the actual publication of that might be delayed until the first couple of days in November because of the presidential election”.