Budget

Government income tax proposals are unjust and unfair

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Some tax proposals currently being considered by Government should be rejected because they would give far greater benefit to people earning higher incomes than to lower income employees according to a new study conducted by Social Justice Ireland.

Social Justice Ireland publication wins award

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Social Justice Ireland's recent book entitled Basic Income: Radical Utopia or Practical Solution? has received an award for original work in Irish Fiscal Policy from Ireland's Foundation for Fiscal Studies, Fiscal.ie.

Budget Choices 2018

Budget Choices 2018 outlines Social Justice Ireland's fully costed expenditure and taxation proposals to deliver an economically sound and socially fair budget.

Budget 2018 should be economically sound and socially fair

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Budget 2018 should substantially increase investment in infrastructure such as social housing and rural broadband, should address major problems in services like healthcare and education, should support development of the economy by investing in affordable childcare while not generating any net reduction in taxation. These are the key recommendations of Social Justice Ireland's Budget Choices policy briefing which sets out fully-costed proposals on expenditure and taxation for Budget 2018.

Investment must take priority over tax cuts in Budget 2018

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Ireland is under-investing in key areas such as education, social housing and rural broadband. In order to deliver sustainable and inclusive growth public investment must be given priority in Budget 2018 and beyond. Most people want to see reductions in healthcare waiting lists, increases in social housing provision and reliable high-speed broadband across rural Ireland. To achieve this means there should be no net tax-cuts in Budget 2018. 

Budget 2017 and Housing

Social Justice Ireland's detailed analysis of the impact of Budget 2017 on housing is available to download below.

Presentations to Oireachtas Committees

Social Justice Ireland was invited to present our analysis of Budget 2017 and recommendations for Budget 2018 to the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight.

Distributive Effects Budget 2017

Each year, on the day after the annual Budget is announced, Social Justice Ireland produces an analysis and critique of that Budget.

Budget 2017 ignores the working poor and lacks coherence

Budget 2017 yet again ignores the working poor.  Although it contained a number of welcome initiatives, the working poor gain the least. The choices Government made in cutting the Universal Social Charge and income tax are unfair and provide larger gains to those on higher incomes compared to those on lower incomes. 

Budget 2017 Analysis and Critique

Social Justice Ireland's Analysis and Critique of Budget 2017 is available to download below.