/> The government budget watchdog is calling on the Finance Minister to introduce tougher Budgets over the next 3 years.

In its latest report out today the Fiscal Advisory Council says the €3.5 billion revenue target for the December Budget is exactly what is needed.

The Council is made up of economists and academics responsible for keeping an eye on Budget plans.

But it is urging the Finance Minister to add an extra €1.9 billion in cuts and tax hikes to be achieved by 2015 to boost the economic recovery.

The issue for the government is that it is already finding it difficult to make the planned adjustments under the reform programme and adding more cuts would be politically unpalatable.

The Fiscal Advisory Council also says the overruns in health spending have become a pattern of recent years and the Irish debt sustainability and credit worthiness remain fragile.

This means there is still a risk the country may not be able to cope with current debt levels.

Read the report in full href="http://www.fiscalcouncil.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/FAR_Sept2012.pdf">here

Do you think extending out cuts is better than having them all across one or two Budgets?

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id=".reactRoot[42].[1][2][1]{comment388280937910505_3429546}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0]" href="https://www.facebook.com/caroleannescott">Carole Scott Does it matter what we think….. they will do what they want any way.

id=".reactRoot[42].[1][2][1]{comment388280937910505_3429554}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0]" href="https://www.facebook.com/chops.hogan">Chops Hogan Government haven’t got the stomach for it. Labour should pull out now before they are wiped out.

id=".reactRoot[42].[1][2][1]{comment388280937910505_3429563}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0]" href="https://www.facebook.com/Riiiino">Dave Rino Ryan We need a revolution!

id=".reactRoot[42].[1][2][1]{comment388280937910505_3429588}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0]" href="https://www.facebook.com/dermot1">Dermot O’Connor All our recent budgets are and have been designed by the Troika….why do we pretend that we are governing ourselves? This is why the German Bundestag discusses our budget before the Dail does..

id=".reactRoot[42].[1][2][1]{comment388280937910505_3429589}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0]" href="https://www.facebook.com/denis.harding1">Denis Harding Labour will go the same way as the greens kicked into oblivion and hopefully Fine Gael wont be far behind them,only problem is who’s left to have a majority?

id=".reactRoot[42].[1][2][1]{comment388280937910505_3429590}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0]" href="https://www.facebook.com/dkirrane">David Kirrane Do it all in one. If they were going to cut the carers allowance i would ask who is in more need than the sick and disabled? Too many vested interests and sure local elections are on the horizon. Dysfunctional country but keep trying hard.

id=".reactRoot[42].[1][2][1]{comment388280937910505_3429843}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0]" href="https://www.facebook.com/thirza.dillon1">Thirza Dillon Sack all senators we don’t need them, cut all ministers wages and expenses get rid of car fleet and let them live like the ordinary people of the country…..

id=".reactRoot[42].[1][2][1]{comment388280937910505_3429880}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0]" href="https://www.facebook.com/canningmatthew">Matthew Canning Extend the cuts, the humble joe like myself should be allowed to have some control of their incoming and outgoing cash. If we are unable to take a little break now and again we will die on the street like the over worked workhorse that is whipped just one time to many.