...the electorates reluctance to commit more fully to the appalling Sinn Fein.
On the basis that Labour are viewed generally as being more committed to the CPA than FG I would imagine that their support within the Public Sector electorate rump will increase.
I agree and the fact the PS numbers swelled in the "Good Times" is ultimately a good thing for Labour.
Sadly, I see CPA 2 focusing on more "efficiencies" with more lumpsum payoffs to early retirement coupled with ever decreasing services. With so many leaving our shores though, the question begs...are we going to run out of taxpayers?
Would that be the same agreement that all three main parties supported in their election manifestos last time round?Their refusal to tear up the Croker agreement will cost them dear.
Would that be the same agreement that all three main parties supported in their election manifestos last time round?
Ah yes the usual, I think you've forgotten again that public sector workers are also taxpayers.
OK so, time to act! What do you propose and how much will your proposals save?The time to act on public sector pay and pensions is now - if we leave it much longer, it will require much much more severe remedial action in the future.
Hi dereko,
Say the government pays out 20bn in salaries & pensions to the public sector. Perhaps 12bn of this will come back in taxes (income, VAT etc). The shortfall of 8bn comes from the private sector. It's these taxpayers that I fear are running out. Sadly the PS cannot fund itself - and this is perfectly understandable - no democratic country in the world has such a public sector. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for a well-paid public sector, but strongly feel that it should only be funded from current taxation.
Firefly.
CLAUSE 1.28 of the Croke Park agreement on public service pay and conditions states: “The implementation of this agreement is subject to no currently unforeseen budgetary deterioration.”.
OK so, time to act! What do you propose and how much will your proposals save?
From your link:My proposal is another round of benchmarking.
Payrates for similar jobs in the public sector are anything up to 20% higher than equivalent roles in the private sector:
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Also we need to substantially address our over-generous welfare system. How can a country that is almost broke, afford to pay our young people up to €188 per week to sit at home watching Jeremy Kyle?
For too long we have been bribing ourselves with our own money. By addressing payment rates in the welfare and public sector, we can make the cuts we need without damaging frontline services.
But statisticians warned the analysis does not compare similar jobs between the public and private sectors.
My proposal is another round of benchmarking.
From your link:
Ah here, don't let facts get in the way of his argument.
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