IRELAND - Plans to impose a pensions contribution levy on civil servants have been attacked by the Irish Labour party, calling the proposals "unfair" and demanding the government not make "scapegoats" out of the public sector.
The Labour party said it was table a private members motion to debate the levy proposal, which would see civil servants face an average pension contribution of 7.5% in order to trim back public exp...
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