We've seen the huge wastage that arises from plans that seem sensible at the 30,000 feet level (e.g. decentralisation) but just don't work when they hit the ground. So let's drill into the detail a little;
Another 5% the following year, hitting areas that have show least improvements in efficiencies first.
So how are you going to measure the efficiency of e.g.
- a policy development unit in the civil service
- a mental health treatment unit in the HSE
- a resource teacher in a disadvantaged school
- a local authority housing officer
These people don't make widgets. They deal with (mostly) people issues, which are effectively impossible to measure quantitatively.
Install college fees for courses that are of little or no benefit to the economy.
Which ones don't benefit the economy?
Introduce a 3 strikes you are out policy, so repeat offers are put off the streets for good. The idea of people who have 40 previous convictions on the streets is a bloody joke.
Has the '3 strikes' policy been effective elsewhere in the world?
i actually agree with a certian amount of cancan says.
I would first of all bring charlie back from europe and install him as Finance minister.
I would bring in compulsory redundancy in the civil service.
Increase the decentrasisation plan and make it manditory- move or slan leat(it works that way it the real world outside the Civil service.
I would reduce taxes - probably the vat rate to stimulate growth.
reduce er prsi and increase ee prsi for the higher rates payable on all gross pay/ adjusted profit. this would include the horsey set, the artists etc- no hiding place.
bring a human element into the collector generals office - where by if someone is under real pressure and couldn't pay their vat on time they wouldn't get ******* for interest.
immidiatly speed up the payments by the govt to small business on foot of work done.
have 150% relief for tax on job increases- small business employs extra employee for say 30k per year current deduction from profits = 30k change this to 30k+50%= 45k. makes it advantageous to employ more.
needs to be very pro small business and limit the strength of unions.
Huge contradictions here.
Given that Charlie Mc was the guy that set up many of the 'hiding places' for property investors, the horsey set, investors in private medical clinics etc, I don't think his return will do much to bring about a 'no hiding place' approach.
I've no difficulty with expect the Govt to pay all businesses (small and large) on time, but it is also reasonable to expect the VAT payments to come in on time. The Govt is must by law pay interest on late payments, so what goes around, comes around.