Noonan to seek Cabinet approval for €2bn in Budget taxes and cuts

Finance Minister Michael Noonan is expected to get Cabinet approval in writing today for €2bn in taxes and spending cuts in the Budget.

Junior Finance Minister Brian Hayes has said the Government has some "small options" at this point, six months from Budget day, but it is understood the Department of Finance does not believe the economy has improved enough to warrant any easing of fiscal policy yet.