Taoiseach dampens expectations of giveaway budget

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has moved to dampen expectations of a giveaway budget and says he will not be making the “mistakes of the past”.

He suggested that Budget 2019 will be prudent, with the Government focused on bringing down debt.

He hit out at previous governments led by Fianna Fáil, which he accused of boosting spending and cutting taxes too rapidly.