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Why so late?

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  • 09-12-2009 2:46pm
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    Noffles
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    Why is the budget delivered so late in the afternoon, why not the morning so we can all have a f*cked up day rather than an evening when we're struggling to take it all in?

    Deliver it at 10:00, we can discuss at lunch (the ones who still have jobs) and then by the time we're traveling home, if we can afford to run our cars or travel by the _____ (fill in blank) we can discuss further with the full implications being known?


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    ateam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 986 ✭✭✭ateam


    Legacy issue. I say why have a budget at all - it's all unnecessary theatre carried over from the British system.


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    mike65
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    Its held at 3 pm cos thats also when the footie kicks off and the big horse races happen - tradition! Also the pubs have been open a few hours so the shock can be softened.


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    totoal
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    mike65 wrote: »
    Its held at 3 pm cos thats also when the footie kicks off and the big horse races happen - tradition! Also the pubs have been open a few hours so the shock can be softened.
    Didn't Jesus die at 3 PM, not much chance of Irish resurrection though.


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