Sinn Fein has organised a mass rally for Dublin city centre on December 4 next in defence of low and middle income earners, of public services and the most vulnerable.
The party is calling for TDs salaries to be cut by 20 per cent and ministers salaries by 40 per cent. They have also criticised the Government and Fine Gael and the Labour Party for standing over the 2014 target date for reducing the budget deficit to three per cent of GDP and continuing to promote cuts to frontline services and social protections.
Sinn Féin councillor Ruane said: “It is now clear that the 2014 target for cutting the budget deficit doesn't make sense and is unachievable. Furthermore I believe that the Government parties and Fine Gael and Labour are aware that this date can't be met. The publication of the third quarterly report by the ESRI report has vindicated the Sinn Féin position of advocating for a longer period of time for reducing the deficit.
“To stick to this date now is economic folly. To continue to promote savage cuts to public services and social protections is self defeating.
“Instead of attacking the most vulnerable citizens, TD and minister salaries should be cut. Sinn Féin is proposing that TDs should take a 20 per cent cut and ministers salaries should be cut by 40 per cent. The party ”
