Main points of action plan to eliminate poverty

THE CORI document, A Future With a Place for All, calls for:

THE CORI document, A Future With a Place for All, calls for:

. elimination of poverty within five years to be the driving force of future Government policy.

. the introduction of a basic income for all.

. a recognition of the right to work.

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. reduction of employers' PRSI by £200 million, with the remaining employers' PRSI to be a social responsibility tax.

. the introduction of a single income tax rate on all income above the basic (estimated at between 45 and 49 per cent).

. priority to be given to maintenance of rural population stability.

. the environment to be a central concern of government policy, with developers required to pay for damage done.

. more local authority housing and priority to dealing with homelessness.

. reduction of healthcare waiting lists.

. increased duty on tobacco and drink,

. creation of a body to supervise the prevention of corruption in the interaction of politics and business.