Irish budget: Spending cuts and tax rises to save 2.5bn euros

The Irish government presented the budget for 2014 on the 15 October 2013 - the seventh austerity budget in a row. Prime Minister Enda Kenny stressed that the top priority was to create jobs and exit the bailout programme. Ireland's success is proof that the stringent austerity policy is the right approach, some commentators said. Others warned that the weakest sections of society would be hardest hit by the cuts.

Euro|Topics, 15.10.13: Austerity and hope in Ireland http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/aeltere/NEWSLETTER-2013-10-16-Austerity-and-hope-in-Ireland

Irish Times, 16,.10.13: 2014 is last of the difficult budgets, Gilmore says http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/2014-is-last-of-the-difficult-budgets-gilmore-says-1.1562762

ESO: Background information: Republic of Ireland to exit bailout in December, says PM http://www.europeansources.info/record/republic-of-ireland-to-exit-bailout-in-december-says-pm/

Ireland: Department of Finance: Budget 2014 http://budget.gov.ie/Budgets/2014/2014.aspx

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