Cowen: Unskilled workers will be 'all the better' for minimum wage cut

Taoiseach Brian Cowen says if the cut in the minimum wage can create jobs for unskilled or semi-skilled people it will be all the better for society as a whole.

Cowen: Unskilled workers will be 'all the better' for minimum wage cut

Taoiseach Brian Cowen says if the cut in the minimum wage can create jobs for unskilled or semi-skilled people it will be all the better for society as a whole.

Brian Cowen has again defended the plan to cut the wage from €8.65 an hour by €1.

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