Ireland
Irish budget is “charter of exploitation”
The General Secretary of the Irish Trade Union Congress has called the Irish budget a "charter for exploitation." It was praised by a number of Conservatives.
Irish budget cuts praised by British Tories but criticised at home
The Irish economy, so beloved of the British Right, is in dire straits compared to our own, with unemployment at 12.5pc, GDP down 7.4pc and deflation at -6.6pc.
Ireland’s budget balancing hurts economy
Last Autumn, at the height of the financial crisis, the Labour Government launched a fiscal stimulus despite falling tax revenues. The Irish responded in the opposite manner by cutting back spending and raising taxes.