Revised IMF deal targets cost cuts

LAWYERS are facing an assault on their fees while the medical and pharmacy sectors will also be targeted for cost reductions under the EU/IMF bailout.

But the lowest-paid in society will see their incomes increase after the Government got the green light to reverse the €1 cut in the minimum wage.

The troika of European Commission, the European Central Bank and IMF confirmed that Ireland was meeting its targets under the programme.