Tiger’s rise equals ‘social downfall’

TAX policies which helped develop the Celtic Tiger economy have made Irish people poorer, sicker and more stressed, it was claimed yesterday.

Pro-growth tax strategies were put in place by the Government deliberately even though it knew they would increase the gap between rich and poor, according to Dr Elizabeth Cullen.

She said the move towards American levels of inequality was “no accident but deliberate Government policy” as the Tánaiste and former Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment has made no secret of her ‘Boston rather than Berlin’ political leanings.