Labour trying to make amends in Budget for broken promise on child benefit cuts

Tánaiste Joan Burton has made a clear attempt in this budget to tackle one of the “broken promises” that has haunted Labour.

She has said that she knew nothing about the Tesco-style “Every Little Hurts” adverts that her party ran in the dying days of the 2011 general election. The ad outlined a range of planned Fine Gael cuts that Labour would put a halt to – including a €10 cut to child ...