It’s interesting how different people can have different triggers to events. I listened to the emergency budget via newstalk from work on Tuesday and was relatively sanguine about the effect on my own household (We take a hefty hit as as SITCOMs – “single income two kids outstanding mortgage”!) but in general I was quite [...]
Logging as it comes in…
Construction – got it wrong – over dependent – property bubble
International perspective
Contraction property sector
Openness economy
Stablise public finance
Restore international reputation
Stimulate economic confidence
Protect Jobs
Repair banks
“From each according to his means”
Governement examining own costs..
Remuneration scheme
10% additional reduction, (25% reduction already)
No long service increments
Ministerial Pensions in service – gone
Teachers differences – gone
Oireachtas chairs – halved
Whips, [...]
There’s been a huge amount of reaction the past couple of days over provisions in this hot off the press budget, particularly the over-70s medical scheme changes, but also class size increases and other draconian style measures contained within.
I don’t generally believe in dealing on the basis of media frenzy, as there is often a [...]