17/11/2009
Crucial Dáil Budget Debate Begins
A crucial debate on what next month's Budget may hold is scheduled to take place in the Daíl today.
The Government has already mooted a range of highly contentious cuts, including reductions in the minimum wage, benefits and public sector pay, attracting waves of criticism from the opposition parties.
Government Chief Whip Pat Carey yesterday said the Coalition would listen to views and analysis from across the political spectrum on how best to return the country to growth.
However, Fine Gael and Labour have both said the Government was "looking to them for cover".
"[The Government] want us to spell out every detail even down to the price of knitting needles,” Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny said.
Fine Gael have so far not presented a complete economic strategy would but said it would be publishing its plan ahead of the Budget.
Sinn Féin have published their pre-budget submission, calling for the raising and saving of €7.5bn and the spending of €3.2bn in a stimulus package to encourage economic recovery.
Among its proposals, the party is calling for a third rate of tax on incomes over €100,000, the abolition of the PRSI ceiling and a 1% wealth tax on all assets worth more than €1million.
Labour's Eamon Gilmore said his party would publish proposals in the coming weeks showing how saving €4bn could be done in such a way as to minimise the hardship on those who could least bear it.
The budget is due to take place on December 9th and is expected to be one of the toughest in modern Irish history.
(DW/BMcc)
The Government has already mooted a range of highly contentious cuts, including reductions in the minimum wage, benefits and public sector pay, attracting waves of criticism from the opposition parties.
Government Chief Whip Pat Carey yesterday said the Coalition would listen to views and analysis from across the political spectrum on how best to return the country to growth.
However, Fine Gael and Labour have both said the Government was "looking to them for cover".
"[The Government] want us to spell out every detail even down to the price of knitting needles,” Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny said.
Fine Gael have so far not presented a complete economic strategy would but said it would be publishing its plan ahead of the Budget.
Sinn Féin have published their pre-budget submission, calling for the raising and saving of €7.5bn and the spending of €3.2bn in a stimulus package to encourage economic recovery.
Among its proposals, the party is calling for a third rate of tax on incomes over €100,000, the abolition of the PRSI ceiling and a 1% wealth tax on all assets worth more than €1million.
Labour's Eamon Gilmore said his party would publish proposals in the coming weeks showing how saving €4bn could be done in such a way as to minimise the hardship on those who could least bear it.
The budget is due to take place on December 9th and is expected to be one of the toughest in modern Irish history.
(DW/BMcc)
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