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106. Requiring public bodies to create written records would aid accountability Legal reforms are needed to combat “off the record” government and ensure adequate paper trails for accountability …
107. A Time for Ambition: Ensuring prosperity through investment State investment in public infrastructure must be substantially increased to make up for lost ground and ensure future …
108. Ireland is at a critical juncture and needs a more sustainable economic model Ireland’s long-term sustainability lies in a move away from the current liberal market model towards the social market …
109. TASC welcomes report on low pay, decent work and the living wage Press Release 10 December 2015: TASC welcomes the report by Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation which …
110. Analysis shows highly concentrated nature of wealth in Ireland A new TASC study shows that more than half of all wealth in Ireland is held by the top 10% of households, with the bottom …
111. Low pay, hard work - Ireland's inhospitable hospitality sector TASC is examining what is happening to job quality in Ireland today. The current research is part of the ‘Working …
112. Budget 2016 won't tackle rising inequalities TASC today released an equality analysis of Budget 2016, which analysed both the tax and spending changes. It shows that the …
113. TASC director David Begg says Ireland has to retain level of welfare expenditure while increasing wages if economic inequality is to be tackled Government’s work in establishing Low Pay Commission and legislating for collective bargaining to be commended European …
114. Almost 70% of Irish public agrees government should prioritise investing in public services over income tax cuts Poll shows overwhelming support for increasing the Minimum Wage and for more Government action to reduce economic inequality …
115. More than three quarters of public support setting living wage as the country's minimum wage level, poll shows An opinion poll shows that over three-quarters of the Irish public support setting the Living Wage as the country’s …
116. Video of Professor Sir Anthony Atkinson addressing the TASC-FEPS annual conference on the subject of Inequality - What Can Be Done? Professor Sir Anthony Atkinson, delivered a keynote address at the 6th annual TASC-FEPS conference on 19th June 2015. Prof …
117. International economist tells TASC-FEPS conference that Ireland and Europe need a pay rise to stimulate growth and avoid deflation An international economist has today said that Ireland and Europe both need a pay rise to stimulate growth and avoid …
118. Leading economist tells TASC/FEPS conference of threats to economic stability posed by inequality A leading international economist will today propose a range of measures to tackle economic inequality. They will include …
119. New ‘Toolkit to Open Government’ encourages people to play an active role in democracy Press Release 10 June 2015 The independent think tank TASC has today released a new series of online guides that shine a …
120. TASC warns that tax cuts plan will take €2 billion from public services TASC, Ireland’s independent, progressive think-tank has warned that tax cuts proposed in the Government’s Spring …