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No Congestion Charges – Free Public Transport
People Before Profit opposes congestion charges, which it says would create class barriers to city centres, and calls for free, frequent public transport in urban centres instead. It responds to a proposal by Green Party leader Eamon Ryan that councils prepare traffic plans by 2026 and consider…
Infrastructure and transport Environment and climate Issue: Eamon Ryan congestion charges proposal Original release: No Congestion Charges – Free Public Transport (opens in a new tab)
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Housing Executive Surplus Can Fund Workers’ Pay Rise – Gerry Carroll MLA
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says a Housing Executive surplus of around £300m should pay for a pay rise for striking maintenance workers. He also calls for accountability over the unspent cash and urgent action to direct it to repairs.
Housing Economy and employment Issue: Housing Executive £300m surplus Original release: Housing Executive Surplus Can Fund Workers’ Pay Rise – Gerry Carroll MLA (opens in a new tab)
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Greens join calls for a Wealth Tax in the UK
Green Party NI leader Mal O'Hara calls for a UK-wide Wealth Tax on household wealth above £3.4 million, alongside a windfall tax on big energy companies, saying together they would raise at least £75 billion a year for public services, social housing and the climate transition.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: Greens join calls for a Wealth Tax in the UK (opens in a new tab)
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Greens announce basic income policy
Green Party NI candidate Brian Smyth, for East Belfast, announces a costed basic income policy giving young people leaving care £1,000 a month for one year, funded by ending rates tax breaks on houses valued over £400,000. The party says the scheme would cost up to £3.6m a year if 300 care leavers…
Social security and welfare Public finance and taxation Original release: Greens announce basic income policy (opens in a new tab)