THE Budget meets the superhighway. Soon after Ruairi Quinn sits down on Tuesday, those who know how to surf the internet will be able to access his every word. At http:// www.iol.ie/finance/budget - to be precise.

For the first time the Department of Finance, in conjunction with Ireland On-Line, is putting the Budget on the World Wide Web. The full text will be available from around 6 p.m.

Accountants Deloitte & Touche are also bowing to the onward march of technology and will provide a summary of the Budget measures the following morning on their internet pages.