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IMF urges cuts in minimum wage and dole payments

THE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund has recommended gradually reduced dole payments and a drop in the minimum wage in a new position paper approved by its lead negotiator in Ireland.

The measures, which also advocate that more resources be given to Fás, are contained in an IMF staff position note posted on its website yesterday. It states that the document is approved by its head of mission in Ireland, Ajai Chopra, who is also the IMF’s deputy director in Europe.

It recommended a “gradual decrease of benefits over time of unemployment and stricter job search requirements” (1). It also states that more resources should be provided to Fás to provide efficient job search assistance (2).

The paper has recommended a review of the minimum wage “to make it consistent with the general fall in wages” (3). This measure already forms part of the four-year austerity plan, to be published tomorrow.

In relation to attracting women into the labour force in several countries including Ireland it urges tax changes (4) and better child care (5). The report says that “cutting labour income taxes paid by women by 5 percentage points” would increase the GDP by 1¾ percentage points

He said the plan would seek reductions in the costs of electricity, waste disposal, broadband and professional services such as legal fees (6).


p.s. за (4), (5), (6) из их предложений я голосую двумя руками - давно пора.