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Sat 10 Oct 2008Government's optimism may prove to be misguided
Opinion:The Budget's projected exchequer figures are based on unrealistic assumptions, says Garret Fitzgerald
IT SEEMS to me that this is an optimistic Budget. I don't mean there is anything cheerful about it, but rather that it displays a lot of optimism on the part of the Government about our future prospects. Let me first address this issue.
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