Irish braced for emergency budget

to unveil - ujawniać, odsłonić
The Irish Republic's government is to unveil its second budget in six months as the economy contracts sharply.

means - środki
This is in contrast to other countries, which have been spending billions and cutting taxes as a means to economic recovery.

to praise - chwalić
From the late 1990s economists were praising the Irish Republic as the model to follow.