Budget ‘will widen rich-poor pay gap’

Social Justice Ireland (SJI) has described the budget as one of missed opportunities which will cause the income gap to widen between rich and poor.

“The road being followed in Budget 2015 will not lead to recovery,” said the organisation.

SJI said the hardest hit since 2008 had lost out again, and there was a major failure to address the “working poor” situation.