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Thu 10 Oct 2008Ictu head to demand changes to 'morally wrong' income levy
TRADE UNIONS:THE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has warned that there is a real risk of the proposed new national pay deal being rejected by union members in ballots currently taking place if they use their vote as a referendum on the Budget.
Ictu general secretary David Begg said unions were strongly opposed to the Government's plans to introduce a 1 per cent levy on all income, including that of low-paid workers. He described the measure as "politically and morally wrong".
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