Sir, - As a single-income family with one child we are disgusted with the Budget. Never before have parents who've taken the decision to have one parent stay at home to look after children been cheapened in this way. Fianna Fail has made a statement about how it wants Irish society to evolve in the future and it has made sure that families with one parent staying at home aren't part of that future.
We support any family that chooses to have both parents go out to work, but the notion of giving parents a choice and making them equal before the tax system has been destroyed. This Budget probably the most telling indictment of the Celtic Tiger and my wife and myself will oppose it and Fianna Fail at every opportunity. - Yours, etc.,
Alan and Maria Duggan, Bray, Co Wicklow.