Campaigners to petition troika over ‘unethical’ austerity policies

Campaigners on behalf of the lower-paid will today tell the troika that the Government needs to raise taxes on the wealthy and ease the financial pressure on the more vulnerable.

Trade union leaders are also set to meet Ireland’s bailout lenders and warn that a “mini-referendum” on austerity has been rejected by Irish workers.

Social Justice Ireland will today tell the troika that the academic argument for austerity policies in fixing Ireland’s economy is dead. The group wants a “new vision” for Ireland’s future.