Salaries lower in south-east, says report

RESIDENTS of the southeast are earning less, and have less disposable income, than the national average due to poor economic performance in recent years, a study has revealed.

At the moment, people in the south-east region can expect to earn only 89.7% of the average income and have only 91.9% of the disposable income enjoyed by the national average.

A report by Deloitte Economic Consultants claims third and fourth-level education “must be delivered in Waterford” if the region is to improve its low economic performance relative to the rest of the country.