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    Richard Bruton signals new attack on the poor

    posted 28 May 2011 04:13 by Focus Ireland
    We hoped that this new Government - whatever difficult decisions it has to make - would at least stop singling out the poorest in our society to take the blame for the decisions of the super-rich.

    Now Minister Richard Bruton has initiated a new attack on the poor - this time the working poor. He has published far reaching proposals to undermine the wages of over 200,000 of the lowest paid. Bruton's proposals set aside the detailed recommendations from the Government's own independent experts Duffy and Walsh. You can read a detailed comparison of how Brutons proposals differ from those of Duffy-Walsh here.

    You can read up on how these JLCs and EROs work and how they impact on those on lowest wages here.

    The Poor Can't Pay will be working with a range of other groups in the Low Pay Coalition to oppose Bruton's proposals. We will keep you informed about how this develops.

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