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Mon 10 Oct 2008Tax rises likely as Cowen warns he will not shirk tough decisions
TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has said the Government will not shirk tough and unpopular decisions in tomorrow's budget as speculation intensifies about biting tax increases and spending cuts.
"We will make the necessary tough choices so that we can chart a course for economic renewal," Mr Cowen told the annual Fianna Fáil Wolfe Tone commemoration at Bodenstown yesterday.
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