TASC's Response to the Public Spending Announcements

Nat O'Connor: We have made an initial response to the Budget 2012 public spending announcments.

The reforms to the budgetary process could be a significant improvement. But, where is the economic strategy? It seems the Government is continuing in the vein of previous budgets by focusing narrowly on the public finances while neglecting the massive (direct and indirect) effects that these austerity measures have on the economy.

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Dr Nat O'Connor     @natpolicy

Dr Nat O’Connor is Assistant Professor of Social Policy at UCD, a fellow of the UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy and former Director of TASC. Nat also previously worked at Age Action, the Labour Party, Ulster University and the Homeless Agency. You can find him on LinkedIn (natoconnor) and TwitterX @natpolicy.