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Charities Call For Family Support In Budget

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08:41 29 Sep 2014


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Two of the country's leading charities have come out against calls for a reduction in the top rate of tax.

St Vincent de Paul and Barnardos say the result of austerity measures is that in 1 in 10 Irish children now have trouble getting basic necessities.

The charities want child benefit to be maintained, as well as investment in housing and work-to-welfare programmes.

Earlier, employers group IBEC repeated its call for a reduction in the top rate of tax.

The group's chief economist Fergal O'Brien says their research shows higher earners here contribute significantly more than those in the UK.


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