Budget widens gap between rich and poor by €266 per week, says CORI

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

The Conference of Religious in Ireland (CORI) Justice Commission claimed yesterday this gap had grown over the past six years since the present Government took power.

CORI Justice Commission director Fr Sean Healy hit out at the Government for a Budget which he claimed was unfair, unjust and bad for social cohesion.