Not only will these tax cuts - mainly for the super wealthy and big corporations - wipe out the savings from the budget cuts, it will actually balloon our deficit even further.

Tax cuts are always a good thing as they will help to improve competitiveness in the industries involved. I'm expecting supportive measures for the elderly and poor to have a bigger impact.

Will some reporter, or some Republican on the Sunday shows, please ask why tax cuts raid the non-existent Social Security Trust Fund but all the Democrats' new spending doesn't? Will someone please ask that?

We expect there will be tax cuts for individuals and across the board. The minister [of finance] has been blessed with a revenue service that's keen to do its job. But can government spend the money effectively? That's got to be the focus.

I am worried that it seems inconsistent and unsustainable for the president to be asking for large tax cuts before we know what our continuing obligations are. I would like to see us take a deep breath, deal with Iraq....I don't believe that we really fully appreciate the cost that we may be embarking upon,

I think the tax cuts were too big, and I am worried about the deficit. You have to pay it back at some point.