Ireland unveils toughest budget in history, faces tight parliamentary vote
DUBLIN – Ireland must endure the toughest cuts and tax hikes in its history as an unavoidable price for saving the debt-burdened country from bankruptcy, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan told legislators as they prepared to vote on a brutal 2011 budget.
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Irish budget wins first vote
Parliament narrowly approves tax hikes as part of Ireland’s most brutal budget in history.
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