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What has austerity done for us? 27 Jul 2013 | 01:51 am
What has austerity done for us? That was the question posed on RTE Radio One's Drivetime programme on Friday, July 26, 2013. Philip Boucher-Hayes reprises the budgets since 2008. He also presents the ...
Austerity increases long-term unemployment and income inequality and decreases wages 16 Jul 2013 | 04:17 pm
A recently published IMF working paper ‘The Distributional Effects of Fiscal Consolidation’ shows that austerity does not work and will not work for Ireland. The findings of the paper shows that fisc...
Government should increase welfare rates by €5 a week and introduce a universal pension in Budget 2014 5 Jul 2013 | 06:02 pm
Government should increase basic social welfare rates by €5 in Budget 2014. This is essential because the value of basic social welfare payments has fallen when measured against average weekly earning...
Department of Finance growth forecasts not credible - Irish economy in recession 27 Jun 2013 | 11:01 pm
The announcement by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) that Ireland is in recession confirms Social Justice Ireland's claims in its recently published Policy Briefing on 'Budget Choices 2014' that th...
What Social Justice Ireland really said about income tax 26 Jun 2013 | 03:56 pm
There has been some confusion and misrepresentation of Social Justice Ireland’s position on income tax in the media. Here's the real story. As part of its Policy Briefing on ‘Budget Choices 2014’ Soc...
BUDGET 2014 should end cuts, meet borrowing target and introduce a minimum corporate tax rate, while protecting the working poor.’ 23 Jun 2013 | 11:00 pm
Social Justice Ireland Policy Briefing on Budget 2014 argues that: There should be no more cuts in expenditure in Budget 2014. A minimum effective corporate tax rate (6%) and a maximum effective inc...
Social Justice Ireland Policy Seminar Cork, 13th June 5 Jun 2013 | 02:07 pm
Social Justice Ireland is delighted to invite its members and friends to a policy seminar entitled 'A Future Worth Living For' in Cork on Thursday 13th June. This is part of a series of events on thi...
CSO publishes latest employment data 30 May 2013 | 03:51 pm
The CSO has just published the Quarterly National Household Survey for Quarter 1 2013. There are an extra 20,500 people employed compared with Quarter 1 2012, and a decrease of 29,900 in the numbers ...
New CSO data highlights differences between Urban and Rural Ireland 22 May 2013 | 06:45 pm
The CSO Report ‘Regional Quality of Life in Ireland, 2013’ highlights some of the differences in income distribution, employment, education and housing between urban and rural areas. The impact of su...
Austerity kills according to latest research 16 May 2013 | 01:23 pm
Austerity is not just bad for the economy. The latest evidence shows that it is also bad for people’s health. Austerity has led to rising suicide rates, increased rates of disease and dramatic reduct...
