{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/633b3ddf2ce407001121c7e5/66fe9995a7d676ab06c3c26a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Was the budget really 'morally bankrupt'? 'Partying like it's 2006'?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/633b3ddf2ce407001121c7e5/1727962322747-0e0f5383-7671-451a-8e57-5db7dae9b375.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Will the electorate be grateful for budget 2025?</p><p><br></p><p>Where was the long-term strategy and/or vision?</p><p><br></p><p>So little for Irish businesses, particularly indigenous SMEs</p><p><br></p><p>Tax base narrowed again</p><p><br></p><p>Infrastructure mentioned loads of times with few details, let alone plans</p><p><br></p><p>Not nearly enough focus on return on invetsment</p><p><br></p><p>Will it work? In political terms at least.</p>","author_name":"Jim Power & Chris Johns"}