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Burton expects core social welfare to be untouched in budget

The Social Protection minister says she expects core social welfare rates to remain unchanged in the Budget.

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Speaking at her Department’s pre-budget forum this morning, Joan Burton said welfare spending was a vital way of getting people to spend money.

The welfare budget is set for a cut of 440 million euro in October’s Budget.

But the minister says she’s confident that the most vulnerable can be protected from any cutbacks.

 

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