Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 11 May 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
The Economics of Northern Ireland and the All-island Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute
Dr. Seamus McGuinness:
The important point that is missing is that if we compare the poverty rates before the tax and welfare systems kick in, then the proportion of people at risk of poverty in the Republic is higher than in the North. The rate in the South then falls well below the North following the impact of the tax and welfare system.
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