Working Poor and Children Lose Out in Budget 2009 Budget 2009 did not protect the vulnerable. The working poor and children lose out in Budget 2009.
Key Pre-Budget documents have been published by the Department of Finance. These Documents can be accessed below
All Documents that were published can be accessed here
Government published the Finance Bill on November 20th, 2008. They also published an explanatory memo and list of the items contained in the bill.
The Documents can be accessed here
Working Poor and Children Lose Out in Budget 2009
Budget lacks vision as banks escape and children are targeted
Social Justice Ireland's Budget Briefing Budget lacks vision as banks escape and children are targeted
The following statement was issued on November 12th, 2009 by the Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan, TD as the Government’s Pre-Budget Outlook was launched.