€600m hole in budget calculations, group claims

A leading social protection group has claimed the Government’s budget numbers do not add up to scrutiny — and include an alleged €600m gap in calculations.

Social Justice Ireland director Fr Sean Healy made the claim as his group launched a critique of Budget 2014.

The campaigner described the budget as having “no guiding vision, no real sense of direction, and no sustainable solutions to the major challenges Ireland faces”.