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€7billion gift to banks likely to undermine State’s finances and public services for years to come while failing to secure credit for businesses

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

Key Points in Statement:

Government’s approach to resolving the current fiscal and banking crisis is flawed because:

·   It may be over-valuing the assets…

17% of EU27 population at risk of poverty

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

The latest statistics covering the 27 countries in the European Union show that 17% of the total population of the EU is at risk of poverty. One in five of all children (20%) are at risk of…

Poor Can't Pay Campaign Budget Analysis shows poor hardest hit- 2010 Budget

Wednesday, 13 January 2010

The Poor Can't Pay Campaign has published an analysis of Budget 2010 entitled 'How the Poor Were Made to Pay' which shows that the cuts introduced by Government will impact hardest on the poorest…

If Government has nothing to hide, why not supply full Budget documentation- 2010 Budget

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

To accompany the Budget the Government normally publishes a detailed set of documents and tables explaining the Budget measures. Budget 2010 marked a significant departure from this tradition.…

Government Budget documentation- Budget 2010

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

The text of Government's Budget documentation can be accessed here

"When I presented the Supplementary Budget to this House last April, I said we could work 

our way through this…

Unfair, unjust Budget fails the vulnerable, damages the economy- 2010 Budget

Thursday, 10 December 2009

The unfair and breathtakingly unjust decisions made in Budget 2010 will damage Ireland’s economic development and social development.

This Budget is anti-family, anti-poor and anti-children…

Government publishes Pre-Budget White Paper - Budget 2010

Sunday, 6 December 2009

Government's Pre-Budget White Paper was published on December 4, 2009. 

The Document can be downloaded here

Majority want fair Budget - would increase tax rather than cut welfare or services- Budget 2010

Sunday, 22 November 2009

The Sunday Business Post Red C Poll found that:

More than three quarters (76%) of respondents would probably implement tax increases if they were formulating the budget compared to 5%…

Budget 2010

Thursday, 12 November 2009

Social Justice Ireland Produced both Budget Choices Document 2010 and a Budget Analysis and Crtique Document 2010. 

Budget Choices Document 2010 can be downloaded here

Budget…

Social Justice Ireland comments on Government's Pre-Budget Outlook

Thursday, 12 November 2009

Government published its Pre-Budget Outlook on November 12, 2009.  According to the Minister for Finance, Brian Linehan TD, "The Government’s planned €4 billion adjustment to the public finances…