BUDGET 2016: Trade unions give measures mixed reviews

Trade unions gave Budget 2016 a mixed review. 

Siptu researcher Ger Gibbons said some budget measures would mean that workers would finally get some financial return after years of struggle, and he also commended the restoration of 75% of the Christmas bonus for social welfare recipients.

However, he also said the budget was a “missed opportunity” and claimed that the ratio of spending to taxation was imbalanced.