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…
Government should increase basic social welfare rates and PAYE tax credits by €5 in Budget 2014
This is essential because the value of basic social welfare payments has fallen when…
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…
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 …
Social Justice Ireland Policy Briefing on Budget Choices 2014 sets out a fully-costed set of proposals.
BUDGET 2014 should end cuts, meet borrowing target and introduce a…
Social Justice Ireland Policy Briefing on Budget 2014 sets out a fully-costed set of proposals.
It argues that:
There should be no more cuts in expenditure in…
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…
Both the academic and moral basis for ‘austerity’ have been discredited and its credibility has been undermined.
The ‘austerity’ approach being implemented in Ireland is…
This is an extraordinary story. The key academic study used to justify austerity in recent years in countries such as Ireland has been exposed as profoundly flawed.
The authors of the study…
The impact of sustained high levels of unemployment and subsequent high levels of emigration among young people in rural communities cannot be overestimated.
Poverty is more…
