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Sat 12 Dec 2009Government may pay next year for Budget success
INSDIE POLITICS:An alternative government may have a better chance of getting agreement on public sector reform, writes STEPHEN COLLINS
GETTING TO the Christmas break intact was a remarkable political achievement for the Fianna Fáil-Green Party Coalition, considering the obstacles it had to overcome since the Dáil resumed in September. The smooth passage of the legislation cutting public service pay for the first time since 1933 was the final act in a momentous few months.
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