IBEC delivers Irish tribal conservatism not needed radicalism
Oct 29th, 2009 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
With a wide gap between the Irish employer and employee union bodies, IBEC and ICTU, on budgetary policy, IBEC have flunked the opportunity to propose radical reform in its pre-Budget submission. Like the trade unions, it remains in its comfort zone of tribal conservatism. So the credibility gap continues on the perceptions of both sides in how best to tackle the crisis in the public finances consistent with building a sustainable competitive economy.