Government parties have failed the test of fairness in budget

This Government doggedly confuses hard decisions with bad choices.

Tue, 11 Dec, 2012 - 00:00

It looks for the soft options, for soft targets.

Labour and Fine Gael share the same perverse instincts as the last Fianna Fáil-led administration, that punishing struggling families is somehow fair.

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