O Cuiv points to €4.3bn Budget haircut
A Cabinet Minister appears to have let the cat out of the bag on the amount of savings the Government is hoping to make in the Budget - €4.3bn.
Ministers met yesterday for the first in a series of meetings specifically aimed at discussing how much they can save, as the countdown continues to Budget Day on December 7.
Social Protection Minister Eamon O'Cuiv was answering questions on Green Party leader John Gormley's proposal for an all-party approach to sorting the country's finances today, when he mis-spoke.
He said: "We will have a month…to discuss how we will achieve the 4.3…sorry… the 3% of GDP target that we need to achieve."
