Regions must be made top priority

Political reporter Mary Dundon reports on the gulf in incomes between Dublin and the regions.

BALANCED regional development must be given top priority following the revelation that people living in Dublin have over 16% more money to spend than those living in the rest of the country, Fine Gael said yesterday.

People living in the Midlands are the worst off with 13.7% less money to spend than the national average, according to a Central Statistics Office (CSO) survey published yesterday.