Parties continue to clash on Budget

The Taoiseach said today that it is time to start believing in ourselves and to communicate that message with the outside world.

Taoiseach Brian Cowen said today that it is time to start believing in ourselves and to communicate that message with the outside world.

In his statement on the Budget, Cowen described as "foolishness" to say that there is an alternative government that would neither cut welfare nor increase tax.