Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

The Deputy has asked me to anticipate the decision. Obviously, however, the Government has made clear that given the scale of the challenges facing us this year and in future years, the supplementary budget, as part of a wider stabilisation plan, will involve revenue raising issues and expenditure issues to deal with the emerging situation in the public finances. Whatever enactments, resolutions or other measures that are required to put these into effect will be implemented once the decisions are taken.

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