Budget

Rent Tax Credit - Poorest Kept Furthest Behind

Wednesday, 21 June 2023

One of the new cost of living measures included in Government’s Budget 2023 was a Rent Tax Credit - available to tenants in the private rental sector in the form of an income tax refund. The €500…

Tracking the Distributive Effect of Budgets - 2023 Edition

Tuesday, 20 June 2023

Tracking the Distributive Effects of Budget Policy - 2023 Edition

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…

Budget 2024 should be split into two parts with once-off windfall gains accounted for separately

Monday, 12 June 2023

Budget 2024 should be split in two parts. Once-off windfall tax gains should be invested only in one off infrastructure projects and accounted for separately. The normal budget should be presented…

Core social welfare rates must increase by €25 in Budget 2024

Monday, 29 May 2023

Core social welfare rates must increase by €25 in Budget 2024, and Government must commit to benchmarking social welfare rates to average weekly earnings if it is to have any impact on reducing…

Social Welfare Rates: Budget 2024

Monday, 29 May 2023

Social Welfare Rates: Budget 2024 outlines what maintaining adequate levels of social welfare rates in a budgetary context entails, and outlines the case for benchmarking core social welfare rates to…

"Every Billionaire is a Policy Failure" - Oxfam Report highlights rise in inequality

Wednesday, 1 February 2023

The latest Oxfam Inequality Report, Survival of the Richest, calls for a wealth tax on the super-rich. In an Irish context this would equate to an estimated €8.2bn additional revenue to the…

Just Transition and Energy Security

Friday, 28 October 2022

Budget 2023 was a missed opportunity to invest in and secure our energy infrastructure, progress the implementation of the Climate Action Plan and ensure a just transition to a green economy. While…

Health and Disability in Budget 2023

Monday, 24 October 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted shortcomings in our healthcare system across a range of areas and also demonstrated how vital an integrated public system of care is. It must be a starting point for…

Social Justice Ireland appear before the Select Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Friday, 21 October 2022

Social Justice Ireland appeared before the Select Committee on Budgetary Oversight on Wednesday, 19th October 2022, to review the impact of Budget 2023, particularly on the most marginalised…

Ireland's Rich-Poor Gap & Middle-Poor Gap

Wednesday, 19 October 2022

As well as tracking the post-Budget income levels of different households, Social Justice Ireland is also focused on assessing how the income divides in Irish society change following the…