Uncertainty dominates Ireland’s social and economic outlook as Government frames Budget 2023. Choices being made must respond to the current cost of living challenges while recognising uncertainties…
The Government has committed to a "Cost of Living Budget" in Budget 2023. At a time of rising inflation, high employment, and rising corporate tax receipts, Budget 2023 must deliver a fair recovery…
Budget 2023 should be guided by one core principle, that the measures adopted prioritise the protection of the most vulnerable groups in our society. To this end Budget 2023 should prioritise…
The latest inflation indices published by the CSO make stark reading. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 7.8 per cent in the year to May 2022, while the EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (…
Each year, on the day after the annual Budget is announced, Social Justice Ireland produces an analysis and critique of that Budget. Included in that document is an assessment of the direct…
The fundamental test for every Government is whether, when it leaves office, those with the least in our society are in a better position than when it entered office. The choices that Government has…
A recent article by Paolo Mauro, Deputy Director of the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department, looks at putting moral perspectives into public finances. Mauro argues that policy decisions on taxation and…
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is expected to publish the EU-SILC data for 2020 on Friday, 17th December. This data will tell us what proportion of the population of Ireland were living below…
The idea of a basic income, “an income unconditionally granted to all on an individual basis, without means test or work requirement”[1] is something that Social Justice Ireland has been…
It is possible to implement a Basic Income for artists and art workers according to Social Justice Ireland. The Think-Tank’s latest study shows that the Government could honour its commitment to…
