'Mixed bag' Budget fails to address cost environment: ISME

The Independent Business Organisation ISME has described Budget 2007 as a "mixed bag, with many positive aspects".

Wed, 06 Dec, 2006 - 17:53

The Independent Business Organisation ISME has described Budget 2007 as a "mixed bag, with many positive aspects".

However, ISME said the Budget missed "a significant opportunity to restore Irish competitiveness by failing to adequately address the cost environment in which businesses operate".

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