I believe the Government has failed to give ordinary workers and families a break with this Finance Bill despite us being in the fastest growing economy in Europe.
The Budget and the subsequent Finance Bill should enable citizens to see Government’s priorities clearly and their own needs addressed therein. This year, thousands of workers and families across this State were desperately looking for a well-deserved and long-awaited break.
They were looking for something, indeed, anything, that would enable them to feel less worried about how they were going to meet the ever-increasing costs they have to meet every week and every month…rent, mortgage, childcare, health, education, travel, heating and, of course, insurance.
They hoped that Brexit would not be used as an excuse to say – “No nothing for you again this year. Just one more year of resilience and carrying the burden and we will see what can be done next year.”
Social Justice Ireland in its analysis of Budget 2020, said this Government had ‘betrayed the vulnerable and left many further behind’. Sean Healy, CEO said the poorest 30 per cent are hit hardest, particularly with rising food costs.
