Final nail in partnership process ?

[mmrebel]

Union leader refuses to sign Tax Commission report

The trade union representative on the government’s Commission on Taxation refused to sign its report when it was presented to the commission’s members for final approval last Wednesday.

Brendan Hayes, a vice-president of Siptu, would not approve the report, telling other members of the commission that it was not sufficiently redistributive of tax revenues.

The report, which was due to be presented to the Minister for Finance last week, recommends that income taxes be reduced to as low a level as possible if new levies, such as a carbon tax and property tax, are introduced.

The other members of the commission agreed that taxes on work should, in principle, be kept as low as possible.

Sunday Business Post | Irish Business News

[fergalr]

Brendan Hayes, a vice-president of Siptu, would not approve the report, telling other members of the commission that it was not sufficiently redistributive of tax revenues.

It must be hard to be Brendan Hayes; mistakenly thinking you're in charge of the nation's taxation policy and not a private citizen being invited to take part in one element of governance.

[cactusflower]

He's not acting in a private capacity, he's a rep. He should have left long ago.

[fergalr]

He's not acting in a private capacity, he's a rep. He should have left long ago.

He's not an elected representative is what I meant to say. He has no electoral mandate to approve or disapprove taxation measures.

[bobbysands81]

Why are Union's still holding on to dear life to the Partnership Process?

It's dead, time to leave it and move on.

[robert151410]

Why are Union's still holding on to dear life to the Partnership Process?

It's dead, time to leave it and move on.

They still think they can bully and bluff themselves and their members into higher wages. Look lads...its over.

[bobbysands81]

They still think they can bully and bluff themselves and their members into higher wages. Look lads...its over.

No they don't.

Wage increases are not even on the agenda for public sector unions - it is ridiculous and wrong to state otherwise. We've had large decreases in take home pay over the last 12 months and T2016 is meant to pay out it's first pay increase next month (I think) - unions haven't even been talking about this with their members, the increases will not happen and there will be no noises from the Unions at all.

The Unions feel that they can somehow influence the Govt on taxes etc... if they remain at the negotiating table - the Unions are dying to stay at negotiations, the Govt want them gone though.

[irish_bob]

Why are Union's still holding on to dear life to the Partnership Process?

It's dead, time to leave it and move on.

because thier byooch brian cowen is still taoiseach , thats why , o connor = jump , biffo = how high

[lifeisagame]

Interesting Thread, but I assume most people on it do not sit across tables in places like LRC and Labour Court. It is where my pseudonym came from. You should try it and come back and regale us with your facinating experience Experience it before you are able to realisticaly talk about it. It is Just A Game and I mean that from both sides and honestly,,,,we both know it.

[fiannafailure]

But an extremely well paid game, and you have to act tough to be allowed to play, act being the operative word