Latest: We stopped FG 'cutting taxes all over place' in Budget, says Fianna Fáil spokesman

LATEST: A Fianna Fáil spokeman has said that his party has succeeded in stopping "the worst of Fine Gael excesses" in today's Budget.

Update 9.57am: A Fianna Fáil spokeman has said that his party has succeeded in stopping "the worst of Fine Gael excesses" in today's Budget.

The Budget is expected to be given the go-ahead by Fianna Fáil, who are propping up the Fine Gael minority Government, when it is voted on in the coming days.