{"id":2153,"date":"2023-07-04T17:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T16:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/summer-economic-statement-reveals-governments-failure-to-plan\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T10:41:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T09:41:26","slug":"summer-economic-statement-reveals-governments-failure-to-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/summer-economic-statement-reveals-governments-failure-to-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Economic Statement Reveals Governments Failure To Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Long term planning must be a central function of government \u2013 and this has sadly been lacking.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The summer economic statement has again highlighted the government\u2019s failure to sufficiently plan for the country\u2019s future needs, according to Social Democrats Finance Spokesperson R\u00f3is\u00edn Shortall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe headline figures reflect a healthy fiscal position \u2013 but they mask inherent weaknesses in the government\u2019s approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA key concern \u2013 and one which is acknowledged by the government \u2013 are gaps in labour, housing and infrastructure which are causing severe constraints on the economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLong term planning must be a central function of government \u2013 and this has sadly been lacking. Lack of long-term workforce planning in particular is inhibiting the country\u2019s ability to cater for people\u2019s needs, particularly when it comes to housing, health and social care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are continually told that money is not a constraint to providing services. Instead, the government claims it is unable to meet its own targets because it can\u2019t hire key staff. However, it is the job of government to spend time on workforce planning to ensure services can be delivered. This failure to strategically plan must change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother huge concern, as the government plans another budgetary package, is its predilection for widening the gap, between rich and poor, in its tax packages. High paid people, like the Taoiseach and other members of cabinet, do not need tax breaks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is regressive to stack the tax system so that those on higher incomes benefit disproportionately from tax cuts. This is particularly unconscionable in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis when low, and middle, income earners are making choices about feeding their families and heating their homes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Social Democrats have always believed that investment in public services, not tax cuts, should take precedence as a means to putting money back in people\u2019s pockets. \u00a0We need to see investment in services like healthcare, housing, childcare and education so that upfront costs, for essential public services, are eliminated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long term planning must be a central function of government \u2013 and this has sadly been lacking. 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