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Mon 11 Nov 2009Taoiseach refuses to say if old age pension is in line for cut
ÓGRA FIANNA FÁIL CONFERENCE:TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has declined to be drawn on whether the old age pension will be among the social welfare cuts in next month’s budget.
Mr Cowen warned, however, that the overall public sector pay bill would have to be reduced, public spending would have to come down to 2006 and 2007 levels, and there would have to be “an adjustment” in social welfare spending as well.
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