IMF calls for means testing on child benefit and medical card

The International Monetary Fund wants child benefit and the medical card to be means tested.

The International Monetary Fund wants child benefit and the medical card to be means tested.

The IMF says the social welfare system in Ireland needs to be more targeted - while protecting the most vulnerable.

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