People living longer should not be viewed as ‘problem’, says pensions chairwoman
Josephine Feehily says retirement age should go to 68, but more gradually
Can the smoky fuels ban be made to work environmentally? What about fuel poverty?
Changes essential to improved air quality but poor must not pay the price
Housing crisis: Ireland needs five to 10 new Ballymuns as soon as possible
‘15,000 to 30,000 apartments (or more) are needed immediately in urban areas to make housing more affordable’
Ireland at risk of reaching US levels of income inequality, says study
Gap widening as over 33% of earnings in hand of top 10% of earners, report finds
Top 1% of earners share 10 per cent of all income in Ireland
Income share of top earners has doubled since 1980s, while bottom 90% has lost share of income
Tackling inequality will require sustained effort and real bravery
Reversing inequality does not mean hindering economic growth, says new research
Government ‘should cut VAT rather than income tax’
Tasc says budget move would boost spending and benefit all rather than some households
Tasc says tax cuts for high earners will harm public services
Think-tank disputes Ibec’s view that Ireland is a high tax country for labour incomes
Budget adjustments should not exceed €2.7bn -TASC
Think-tank proposes wealth tax, reforms in pension reliefs and tax increases on gambling, tobacco, alcohol and carbon emissions
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