Trade union reaction to 2012 Budget

Ireland

The Impact public services union said that the government’s 2012 Budget will increase the pressure on public services with 6,000 further job cuts on top of the 20,000 that have already been implemented. The public sector pay bill will be reduced by €400 million and this follows the €680 million in cuts in the year to June 2011 that were part of the Croke Park national agreement on pay and conditions and public service cuts. The union acknowledged the fact that despite the job cuts the freeze on recruitment would be relaxed in some key areas including primary health care, child protection and social care.
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