Govt may do u-turn on welfare cuts

The Government is prepared to do a u-turn on the ‘Savage 16’ welfare cuts, it emerged today.

Govt may do u-turn on welfare cuts

The Government is prepared to do a u-turn on the ‘Savage 16’ welfare cuts, it emerged today.

Minister for Social Affairs, Seamus Brennan, said he was determined to reverse the controversial cuts if he could prove they were effecting people harshly.

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