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Wed 12 Dec 2009Lenihan says 'worst is over' as €4bn in cuts unveiled
Public sector workers bore the brunt of a swingeing series of cutbacks announced in today’s Budget, which Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan said would produce €4 billion in savings to the Exchequer.
In his third budget in little over a year, Mr Lenihan announced €1 billion in pay cuts for public service workers, ranging from 5 per cent for those on average pay to 15 per cent for those at the most senior level.
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