Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

It is a dull, uninspiring and unimaginative budget from a Minister who is happier to take the easy option than make the difficult decisions. Ordinary families and small businesses will pay for the incompetency and mismanagement of Fianna Fáil running this economy. Whether we have the same Taoiseach this time next year, when we stand in the House we will find the chickens will have come home to roost from this budget. It is a dull, uninspiring and unimaginative budget that lacks courage and vision, and from that perspective it leaves a lot to be desired.

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