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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.…

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%…

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…

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 challenges Ireland’s benchmarking of itself beside Romania, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia

Thursday, 5 November 2009

Producing a fair budget and working for a fairer future requires that Ireland stop benchmarking itself with Romania, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

Social Justice Ireland has…

Social Justice Ireland's proposals on Budget 2010 - Full text

Thursday, 5 November 2009

Ireland is currently facing a series of inter-related crises i.e.: banking (property bubble collapse and little lending to small and medium-sized businesses); fiscal; economic (competitiveness and…

What is progress and how should it be measured? Annual social policy conference will address these questions on November 17.

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

Social Justice Ireland will hold its annual Social Policy Conference on the topic: Beyond GDP: What is Progress and how should it be measured?  It will be held in Dublin on November 17,…

NESC Report on Well-Being

Sunday, 11 October 2009

An integrated and balanced approach, which takes into account the well-being of individuals and of society, is required in responding to the economic crisis’ according to the National Economic and…