This is the straw that broke the camel’s back. Tens of thousands of people demonstrated Saturday in Dublin (Ireland) against the government’s decision to charge for tap water, hitherto free. The first bills for the first quarter of the year will be between 60 and 160 euros. They should arrive in mailboxes Irish next month
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For the Government, billing will bring “clarity and accessibility” in water pricing. Dublin is committed in 2010 to introduce the tax on water, as part of the financial aid package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Union (EU) adopted to save its economy from bankruptcy.
A demonstration against austerity
But this measure, taken after years of austerity, is deemed abusive. Saturday’s rally, latest in a series that began in September, was designed to overturn the law. Organizers said 80,000 protesters took to the streets on Saturday. For its part, the RTE television talking about 30,000 to 40,000 people.
The event is emblematic of a ras-le-bol. “It’s not just about water, we already pay our taxes. It is also the pension cuts, the property tax. I still have the chance to have my job but there was no salary increase for six years while new taxes, they, have increased, “he told AFP Deirdre, an Irish present at the event. In the streets, many marchers waved flags with the colors of Sin Fein opposition party and anti-austerity.
The country has more than 10% of unemployed and the return of economic growth, was 4.8% in 2014, soon to be felt for much of the population. In November, the government backtracked on some issues, including reducing the amount of the bill claimed Irish homes and renouncing to pay the cubic meter consumed.
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