No pension bump, more PRSI, and no sign of tax cuts next month’s budget looks like a hard sell for the government. More on what the budget might bring Anton was joined on the show this morning by Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor of the Irish Independent. Paul Treyvaud, Owner of Treyvaud’s Restaurant in Killarney,  Joan O’Sullivan, National Secretary of the Association of Childhood Professionals and owner/manager of Little Footsteps creche in Swords.
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Next month’s budget looks like a hard sell for the government

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Next month’s budget looks like a hard sell for the government

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