Government waste the issue – not judges’ levy

THE storm over judges’ contributions to the pension levy is surely the greatest red herring to have been wheeled out since the beginning of the economic crisis.

It has had the convenient effect of diverting some blame away from the Government for a number of days, scapegoating a very small group of people and grossly misrepresenting the status of the scheme put in place for voluntary contributions by the judiciary.

Doing the maths on this issue should put it into perspective.