The last refuge of a scoundrel. That’s how Samuel Johnston would have described Finance Minister Brian Lenihan’s pronouncement on 14th October 2008.
In his budget, he called the nation to patriotic action by supporting him as he leads our nation into recession. How?
When the poorest in the country are just about surviving, when ordinary people are loosing their jobs, and when people have less money to spend, he announced tax increases on all, not just the rich.
He announced higher VAT so essentials like bread and milk are even harder to afford and people drive to Northern Ireland to buy food at half the price, killing our local business.
He announced cuts in health for the elderly, cuts in education for our kids, and cuts in public transport.
And he announced more tax breaks for big business from outside Ireland.
This doesn’t make sense for Ireland’s local business. It doesn’t make sense for Ireland’s people.
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