'Public services budget just €42bn'

The Government will have to run the country's public services with just €42bn in 2009, projected figures showed today.

Sat, 11 Oct, 2008 - 01:01

The Government will have to run the country's public services with just €42bn in 2009, projected figures showed today.

Most departments have had their funding slashed in the Department of Finance’s Estimates which Finance Minister Brian Lenihan will use to frame next week’s Budget.

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