Burton: 'Budget will be difficult for middle/working-class families'

This week’s budget will be 'difficult' for middle and working-class families, according to Labour Party Finance Spokesperson Joan Burton.

Speaking on RTE Radio today, Ms Burton said: "It’s an extraordinarily difficult set of circumstances. Some of the circumstances are of our own making, like the property bubble and the crash. And we also have a situation where Irish public finances have deteriorated incredibly dramatically in a very short period of time.