The country’s braced for what will be the harshest budget in the history of the State later.
Cuts to social welfare, child benefit and services, taxing the low paid and all workers paying more as well as a hike in student fees are all on the cards.
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With just hours to go until the toughest budget in history and cuts of 6 billion euro are unveiled by the finance minister, people in Clare are fearing the impact it will have on every local household.
Clare TD and Defence Minister Tony Kileen has admitted that the Budget will be tough to swallow, but he insists that it will be fair.