New Ictu president calls for wealth tax to fund better public services

Speaking at the Ictu biennial conference, Kevin Callinan said improvements to Ireland’s public services should be funded by taxing wealth and expanding employer PRSI contributions. File picture

Improvements to Ireland’s public services should be funded by taxing wealth and expanding employer PRSI contributions, the new president of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has said. 

Speaking at the Ictu biennial conference, Kevin Callinan said these measures, along with financial penalties for environmentally damaging activities, would generate enough funding to deliver “decent public services worthy of a wealthy European nation”.