Government drawing up savings strategy, says Tánaiste

Tánaiste Simon Harris hopes new savings strategy will be included in next budget

Tánaiste and Finance Minister Simon Harris has said he hopes to bring forward proposals on a new savings strategy in the next budget.

Plan for savings scheme to be approved 'in the first half of this year', Simon Harris says

Harris said he wants the proposals to form part of this year’s Budget.

Government drawing up savings strategy, says Tánaiste

The Government is drawing up a strategy to help people get a greater return on their savings, Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris has said.

Tánaiste should adopt Social Democrats’ strategy for savers

The government should adopt a Social Democrats’ proposal for a State savings scheme that would help finance the delivery of social and affordable homes, according to the party’s housing spokesperson Rory Hearne. Deputy Hearne said: “On RTÉ’s ‘This Week’ programme yesterday, the Tánaiste revealed that the government is drawing up a strategy to help savers get more of a return on their money. But Simon Harris only needs to look to an existing prop…