€2BN slashing of Ed Budget by Govt [finegael.org]
- Published: 28 July 2010
Fianna Fáil and the Greens have slashed school budgets by a massive €2 billion in the Capital Expenditure Programme announced this week and this will have a devastating effect on schools and children, according to Fine Gael Education Spokesman, Fergus O’Dowd TD.
“Once again, Fianna Fáil and the Greens are targeting the most vulnerable and it is children who will feel the pain of this massive cutback.
“The Revised Capital Expenditure Programme, launched to much fanfare by the Government this week, has actually slashed schools budgets by 40% when compared to the National Development Plan (NDP). To add insult to injury, the Government have attempted to hide this cut.
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