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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/irish-budget-approval-urgent.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen TD (left) and European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn met earlier this month" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/min-irish-budget-approval-urgent.jpg" alt="Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen TD (left) and European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn met earlier this month"/></a></p>
<p>Ireland should approve next year&#8217;s budget as soon as possible, Europe&#8217;s Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn has urged.</p>
<p>He told Irish MEPs in Strasbourg every day that passes without recovery measures in place added to the uncertainty over the current crisis.</p>
<p>The Commissioner welcomed Wednesday&#8217;s publication of the Irish four-year plan &#8211; the &#8220;cornerstone&#8221; of any recovery programme &#8211; and reassured the MEPs that the Commission is convinced the &#8220;fundamentals&#8221; of the Irish economy are sound. </p>
<p>But he made clear he would prefer a swifter 2011 budget launch date than the planned unveiling on December 7.</p>
<p>In Brussels, a Commission spokesman emphasised the Commissioner&#8217;s concern: &#8220;Every day that passes brings more uncertainty,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>&#8220;But the Irish economy has strong fundamentals, and decisive action should restore robust and sustainable growth, which will safeguard economic and social cohesion.&#8221;</p>
<p>But the spokesman emphasised: &#8220;There are still no figures for a bailout. I keep seeing firm figures in some newspapers, which is surprising as there are no figures, and I think some papers are going to have to make corrections.&#8221;</p>
<p>Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan also stressed the need to pass the budget: &#8220;This budget is needed for Ireland. We need to pass this budget. We need to publish our plan tomorrow, which we will be doing.</p>
<p>&#8220;The plan has been finalised, the budget will be introduced and the necessary funding for the budget will be obtained. They are the priorities for this country at present.&#8221;</p>
<p>Asked if Prime Minister Brian Cowen would lead Fianna Fail into a general election, Mr Lenihan said: &#8220;Of course.&#8221; An embattled Mr Cowen, who defied calls for a snap election, said he wanted to stay in power to pass the crucial six billion euro (£5.1 billion) savings in next month&#8217;s budget. </p>
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