Social campaign think-tank Cori Justice today called on the Government to create a fairer tax system, penalising the wealthiest people.

SOCIAL campaign think-tank CORI Justice has called on the Government to create a fairer tax system penalising the wealthiest people.

Influential employers lobby group IBEC tonight warned unions to rein in wage demands or risk damaging the economy as they opened new national pay talks.

Almost 30% of households at risk of poverty are headed by a person with a job, it emerged today.

Fresh calls were made today for an increase in social welfare in the upcoming budget despite less people being at risk of poverty.

One fifth of adults at risk of poverty are working, an influential research body revealed today.

ONE third of all households at risk of poverty are headed by a person with a job, according to new figures.

The Government is showing a complete lack of interest in tackling low literacy levels, a social policy watchdog said today.

THE country needs a government committed to an agenda for fair and sustainable progress, social campaigner Fr Seán Healy said yesterday.

CORI Justice has welcomed the establishment of the Social Finance Foundation announced by Government today.

A FRESH crusade for social justice to ensure Ireland’s economic wealth flows down to all citizens is urgently needed Fr Sean Healy warned last night.

SOCIAL welfare payments need to increase by €38 weekly to pull recipients over the poverty line, a Catholic organisation has warned.

IN its socio-economic review, Developing a Fairer Ireland, published today, CORI Justice calls on the Government to recognise the glaring inequities in our system, which are being accepted as a virtual aspect of our current prosperity.

The Government must adopt a programme to develop a fairer Ireland by tackling social inequality across the board, it was warned today.

THE new national social partnership agreement marks a major breakthrough in social policy in Ireland, CORI Justice has declared.

A ORGANISATION campaigning for a fairer society yesterday warned that widening the tax band for low income earners in the next Budget would achieve nothing.

THE Government has widened the gap between rich and poor by €266 a week following the latest Budget announcements.