Labour says job creation must be priority in budget

FRONTLINE services are being cut to pay for unemployment, according to Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore, who accused the Government of creating “the greatest false economy”.

Mr Gilmore said job creation must be the number one priority in today’s emergency budget.

“It simply doesn’t make sense. We are cutting frontline expenditure to pay for unemployment, instead of investing that money in keeping jobs, or the skills that will keep people out of long-term unemployment,” he said.