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Michael Noonan presenting the Budget folio earlier today Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland

Let us know: What do you think of the Budget?

So now that we’ve heard the entire Budget, what do you think? Was it better or worse than you’d expected?

So that’s it – we now know the full details of Budget 2012. But what did you make of it?

Some of the details that came out today included details on who’ll have to pay the Household Charge; the 25c hike on a packet of cigarettes; the tax increases on fuel; and stimulus plans aimed at first-time buyers.

So what do you think? Was it was bad – or worse than – you feared? Or maybe you’d been prepared for worse after all those government ‘leaks’ which never actually materialised? Is there any one area that’s going to affect you?

Let us know in the comments…

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    Mute Revolting Peasant
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    Apr 17th 2012, 3:04 PM

    not to worry, sure we’re all positive here ^^

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    Apr 17th 2012, 3:11 PM

    Odds on the possibility of an emergency budget just dropped.

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    Apr 17th 2012, 3:34 PM

    yep, shrink the economy even more, its been working so well up till now…

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    Apr 17th 2012, 8:40 PM

    Second bailout looming???

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    Apr 17th 2012, 6:21 PM

    I think we might need the minister for the environment to take a look at them there figures we might be noticing a new phenomenon where the tide goes out and keeps going out .Strange that, no matter how many bad decisions they make the ship continues to sink , funny you would think one bad decision might have a reverse effect and fix everything or is that just fairy tales fecken hell think someone should tell them hell no they wouldn’t listen anyway.

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    Apr 17th 2012, 3:59 PM

    has anyone a link to the budget figures for 2012… im looking for summary numbers giving basic income (taxes)v expenditure (Govt spending).

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