A green line in the sand? May 18, 2010
Posted by WorldbyStorm in Irish Politics, Uncategorized.trackback
The point about second pensions is quite intriguing. Not least because pensioners have already demonstrated themselves as the one group, outside the commercial sectors, that the Government is genuinely wary of.
It will be interesting come Budget 2011 to see whether this one is crossed or not… I’m not holding my breath.
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It was suggested that cuts to the pension were being mentioned to force other departments to come up with savings.
In other words Lenihan saying if you dont come up with X amount of savings we’ll have to cut the old age pension.
Given the previous reaction of pensioners and their propensity to vote, it is a big a motivation to find cuts elsehwere.