Budget 2013

Sir, – As the pre-budget spin and waffle builds up, our Minister of Finance announced that the budget would be “fair”.

Recently our Taoiseach stated that it would be “tough”.

What Earth-shattering revelations!

Add them to the ongoing leaks and kite-flying, and I would guess that the general public is sick and tired of the drip of meaningless statements, direct and indirect, from our political leaders.

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Can these people not just get on with it and leave us to deal with the reality of the budget once they have announced it? – Yours, etc,

BRIAN CULLEN,

Pine Valley Avenue,

Rathfarnham,

Dublin 16.