Irish Examiner view: Timing of tariff could not be worse

Concrete levy

 Mica Protest at Leinster House last July.

History shows us that the budget has provided a banana skin or two for governments over the years.

The notorious example of the proposed tax on children’s shoes back in 1982 is the accepted high-water mark for such missteps, but it’s a rare budget that doesn’t cause unhappiness in some parts of the administration.