A Damp Squib, Flat, No Energy: A Budget Day This Government Is Hoping Voters Forget

A damp squib, flat, no energy: A Budget Day this government is hoping voters forget

There was no buzz or excitement around Leinster House today. Rather remarkable for the first budget of a new government.

Government discriminates against young workers in today’s Budget

This Government’s discrimination against young workers was reinforced in today’s Budget. While gifting a VAT rate cut bonanza to the hospitality sector and rightly increasing the Minimum Wage, Ministers Donohoe and Chambers refused to increase the sub-minimum wage rates for younger workers. This decision flies in the face of the fact that young workers are equally as affected by the rising cost of living as everyone else in Irish society. Mandat…