Budget offers slim pickings for business

WITH the Minister for Finance getting it on the neck from all sides for the tough stance in the Budget it might be reasonable to assume he has got it right.

But in truth the minister reverted to type and delivered on his commitments made in Budget 2002.

While he got his sums slightly wrong for this year the bottom line is that in borrowing €1.8bn for next year he has stayed steadfast to the pointers given in the White Paper.