Slave labour to come in Ireland

IBEC and ISME members will be dancing in the streets tonight.

this has been coming, only problem is that it is 2 years too late

should be less. 6.65 would be good.

the high earners get away again while the lower earners are facked, same old story with this idiotic government

what are YOU doing about it?

Just go on the dole..pays more than minimum wage hands down plus all the freebies!

Not a lot i can do about it padlock to be honest bar vote against them in the election, which i will do.

"The overall burden and incidence of income taxation has increasingly fallen on a relatively small number of taxpayers. In 2010 we have reached a point whereby just 8% (earning €75,000 or more) will pay 60% of all income tax while almost 80% earning €50,000 or less contribute just 17% of income tax."

You think that's fair?

Anyway the specifics of the plan have yet to be revealed. The removal of the PRSI ceiling (for example) would see higher earners paying more tax while leaving those earning under €75,000 untouched from that change.

4% of the workforce are on minimum wage. How many ppl does that equate to?

It's a sad day when your better of on the dole than to go to work, with all the medical benefits that goes along with it, Do you think employers are going to take people on at a decent wage (Not a hope) If you want to work you need to except mininum wage no matter what your experience in your chosen feild, With vat going up, that will be passed onto the customer so expect less spending as people will be tighting there belts even more so than ever before, All the financial experts not only in this country but further a feild are saying this debt can not be repaid, the only people who are saying it can be repaid are the very people who want there money back as quick as possible at the highest rate possible, guess who this government decide to beleive, There a joke and the sooner there gone the better, Im afraid this is only the beginning and it will go on  longer than this 4 years it will be decades of pain for everyone unless this debt is sorted out now with proper and reasonable negotiations

playthegameboy 25 Nov 10 14:32
4% of the workforce are on minimum wage. How many ppl does that equate to?

267 people working

4/100 * 267 = approx 11 people on min wage