A NEW POLL SHOWS THAT the majority of people questioned favour public spending cuts over tax increases in the next Budget.

The MilwardBrown/Lansdowne poll of 1,000 people carried out for the Irish Examiner shows that the majority (76%) said they believe the recession will stay for another three years.

Most people (57%) said they didn’t want Ireland’s corporate tax rate to be increased under any circumstance, while 80% thought not cutting public sector jobs under the Croke Park Agreement was not realistic.

The majority (80%) said there are too many TDs in the Dáil, and 75% say the Seanad should be abolished.

A supplement in today’s Irish Examiner contains a full breakdown of the poll results.

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Poll shows majority believe recession will stay for three years

See the Irish Examiner for further details >

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