Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

He said taxes should not be increased, which amounts to €2.3 billion and the budget deficit should be reduced from 6.5% to 5.5%, which amounts to another €2 billion. We would, therefore, need €4.3 billion. Fine Gael claim that saving can be made on by eliminating waste. Public services refer to nurses, teachers, psychologists——

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