NEW : IMF , EU ministers ` ` welcome '' Ireland 's request for financial assistance . NEW : The United Kingdom , which may offer separate loans to Ireland . NEW : Taxes could rise and billions could be cut , Ireland 's prime minister said . Ireland 's finance minister said the country would ask for under 100 million euros .
NEW : IMF , EU ministers `` welcome '' Ireland 's request for financial assistance . NEW : The United Kingdom , Sweden may offer separate loans to Ireland . NEW : Taxes could rise and billions will be cut , Ireland 's prime minister says . Ireland 's finance minister said the country would ask for under 100 billion euros .