Finnish opposition, trade unions criticise newly unveiled budget draft

THE OPPOSITION has levelled criticism at the 88.1-billion-euro budget proposal unveiled last week by the Ministry of Finance. “The right-wing government’s oversized and unjust cut policy will deepen the economic recession. Instead of the promised 10,000 jobs, unemployment and indebtedness will increase sharply and tax revenue will fall more and more short of forecasts,” commented Minja Koskela (LA).