Unite Miles Apart on Government Budget Strategy
COST-SAVING BOMBSHELL
The government’s radical economic plan announced during June’s Budget address upset many due to widespread tax increases and an eight per cent increase in utility prices. Even though some measures ensured higher contributions from wealthy workers, they were not enough to satisfy Unite’s desire to bring greater balance to Gibraltar’s system. Although the union agreed the crisis was brought on by Brexit, the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, it believes low-income families should not suffer the consequences. Unite arranged a meeting with Chief Minister Fabian Picardo following his Budget announcement to raise its concerns, but the conclusion appears to have been unsatisfactory.
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