Making Work Pay sets out Congress’s key policy recommendations, for the short and for the medium terms. Crucially, we believe tax cuts as proposed by government would not just make it even more difficult to meet pre-existing and future challenges but would be pro-cyclical and inflationary given the current juncture of the economy. In short, they would be irresponsible.
We believe government should engage in a deeper dialogue with unions and civil society to ensure Ireland is able to the challenges we face. Congress is willing to play its part, and looks forward to engaging on the goals and ambitions set out in this submission on behalf of workers in Ireland.