Private sector jobs at risk over public sector costs: ISME

JOBS could be lost in the private sector because of spiralling public sector costs.

This is according to small business group ISME, which said the cost of running the public sector had hit “outrageous levels”, with education costs up 4.5%, utilities and local charges up 4% and health costs up 3.4%.

ISME chief executive, Mark Fielding, said: “The ongoing situation is scandalous and highlights the need to implement the recommendations of An Bord Snip immediately.