Social Justice Ireland welcomes the publication of the ESRI report on ‘Tax, Welfare and Work Incentives’ which finds that 8 out of 10 people receiving welfare payments would increase…
The proposals from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council to Government are simply not credible. In reality they would make a bad situation worse.
The Advisory Council has advised Government…
This first Fiscal Assessment Report, published on October 12, 2011, provides an assessment of the Government’s fiscal stance and projections as set out in the Stability Programme Update (SPU…
Social Justice Ireland is disappointed but not surprised at the results from latest Eurostat Report which has found Irish SMEs are among the least successful in the EU in accessing credit.
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Government should introduce a student loan scheme for 3rd level students in Budget 2012. There are strong arguments from an equity perspective that those who benefit from higher education, and who…
Social Justice Ireland is proposing that Government should increase the total tax-take (but not income tax) by €2 for every €1 cut from public services in Budget 2012.
In a…
Social Justice Ireland strongly welcomes the progress made towards introducing a Financial Transaction Tax in the EU. This would be a very efficient mechanism to ensure banks…
Bill Gates has given his support to a campaign to put a small tax on financial trades (known as a Financial Transaction Tax - FTT). In a note presented to the G20 he…
The global economy is in a dangerous new phase according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In its World Economic Outlook published September 20, 2011, the IMF states that global activity…
Ireland is heading for the fourth year in a row in which its Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) Budget will fall as a percentage of Gross National Product. According to the annual report…
