The first vote on Budget 2011, dubbed the budget of misery has been passed in Leinster House this evening.
The vote on financial motions dealing with increases in petrol and diesel along with cuts to the air travel tax have been passed.
The government won the vote by 82 votes to 78. Independent TDs Jackie Healy Rae and Michael Lowry supported the budget despite indicating in the days leading up to it that they might not.
The Budget has been opposed by Sinn Féin, Labour, Fine Gael and a number of independents.
Several Fine Gael members had indicated that they would abstain or even vote in favour of parts of the budget had it been voted on in individual sections.
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