YOU CAN TELL it’s Budget Day in Ireland when #PRSI, #MichaelNoonan and #Dail are trending for most of the day on Twitter.

Predictably, given the nature of today’s Budget which targeted a large number of groups across society, a lot of the reaction so far has been negative. The government has been criticised for targeting vulnerable groups ahead of people with money and for hitting easy targets ahead of making more imaginative changes.

Twitter has been filled with tweets about the PRSI changes, the increase on alcohol, and the cuts to child benefit. Here’s a round up of what people on Twitter have been saying:

Budget 2013: Here’s how Twitter reacted

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Budget 2013 - Colm O'Gorman
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Budget 2013 - Una Mullally
Budget 2013 - Colm Tobin
Budget 2013 - Paul Watson
Budget 2013 - Labour TD Colm Keaveney
Budget 2013 - Kim Bielenberg
Budget 2013 - Niamh Pitts
budget 2013 - Michael Kelly
Budget 2013 - June Shannon
Budget 2013 - Jilian van Turnhout
Budget 2013 - Philip Nolan
Budget 2013 - Simon Community
Budget 2013 - Katie Harrington
Budget 2013 - Deirdre Mullen
Budget 2013 - Chris Barrett
Budget 2013 - Richard Tol
Budget 2013 - Aideen Carberry
Budget 2013 - Ciara Leena
Budget 2013 - Rowan Gallagher
Budget 2013 - Ken Curtin

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Budget 2013 - Colm O'Gorman

Budget 2013 - Elaine Edwards

Budget 2013 - Una Mullally

Budget 2013 - Colm Tobin

Budget 2013 - Paul Watson

Budget 2013 - Labour TD Colm Keaveney

Budget 2013 - Kim Bielenberg

Budget 2013 - Niamh Pitts

budget 2013 - Michael Kelly

Budget 2013 - June Shannon

Budget 2013 - Jilian van Turnhout

Budget 2013 - Philip Nolan

Budget 2013 - Simon Community

Budget 2013 - Katie Harrington

Budget 2013 - Deirdre Mullen

Budget 2013 - Chris Barrett

Budget 2013 - Richard Tol

Budget 2013 - Aideen Carberry

Budget 2013 - Ciara Leena

Budget 2013 - Rowan Gallagher

Budget 2013 - Ken Curtin

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Photos: Austerity protest outside Dáil >

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