Budget 2018 an opportunity to shift fiscal policy towards a fairer society: Unions

Latest: The General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Patricia King, has said that Budget 2018 should be an opportunity to shift the direction of fiscal policy towards building a fairer society, prioritising higher living standards and quality of life.

Update: The General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Patricia King, has said that Budget 2018 should be an opportunity to shift the direction of fiscal policy towards building a fairer society, prioritising higher living standards and quality of life.

Responding to the Summer Economic Statement announced today she said that a shared concern of most people is the serious under-investment in key economic and social infrastructure which needs to be rectified in the coming years.