Budget

Budget 2020 should invest in children and families

Friday, 5 July 2019

Investment in Children and Families is an essential investment in our social and human capital now and into the future. Our Budget 2020 submission contains a number of costed proposals in this area.

Budget 2020 must contain the first major steps to tackling Ireland's accommodation crisis

Wednesday, 26 June 2019

To achieve the objectives of providing adequate and appropriate accommodation in sufficient numbers, reducing social housing waiting lists and eliminating homelessness, Government must pursue the following four proposals in Budget 2020.

Affordability, not lax regulation and tax incentives, is key to addressing the housing crisis

Monday, 24 June 2019

It is widely acknowledged that the availability of credit, coupled with ‘light touch’ financial regulation and Government policy contributed to the housing boom and bust which saw spiralling mortgage arrears, social housing waiting lists and homelessness. Why then, are we so eager to recreate the mistakes of the past?

Budget 2020 must lay the foundations for a low carbon future

Monday, 17 June 2019

Ireland has the capacity to develop ambitious climate policy - in Budget 2020 we must start to implement it.

Budget 2020 an opportunity to consolidate employment gains

Friday, 14 June 2019

Employment numbers have been a major “good news story” in Ireland’s economic recovery and Budget 2020 is an opportunity to take steps to ensure these positive trends continue. Social Justice Ireland has, in our recently launched Budget Choices 2020 submission, identified a number of areas for investment.

Budget Choices 2020

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

Click here to read Budget Choices 2020, Social Justice Ireland's submission to government ahead of Budget 2020. You can also watch the video of the launch of Budget Choices 2020, where we go through the key details of our submission.

Budget 2020 must be Economically Sound and Socially Fair

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

On the surface Ireland is outperforming most countries in the EU when it comes to levels of economic growth and employment. However, a closer analysis tells a different story. If we are to address the housing crisis, tackle the long waiting lists in our healthcare system and meet our climate targets then Budget 2020 must be economically sound and socially fair.

Acknowledging progress on policy proposals

Friday, 26 October 2018

We have strongly advocated on economic and social issues and consistently highlighted fair and progressive options that are available to Government within the Budgetary process. Here are some of the policy areas we have consistently highlighted in our budgetary proposals and where progress has been made.

Impact of Tax & Benefit Changes over this Government's lifetime

Friday, 19 October 2018

Budget 2019 marks the third Budget of the current Government. We track the cumulative impact of changes to income taxation and welfare over the Government’s three Budgets.

Fairer Income Tax Choices were Possible in Budget 2019

Wednesday, 17 October 2018

The distributive effects of an alternative Budget 2019 Income Tax Package.