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Would lowering the retirement age cause a fiscal disaster?

Siptu Economist Michael Taft and Edgar Morgenroth, Professor of Economics at DCU joined Shane Coleman on the show this morning to discuss the issue of raising or lowering the retirement age.

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14.13 20 Jan 2020


Would lowering the retirement age cause a fiscal disaster?


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14.13 20 Jan 2020


Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar has said we will need to increase the pension age along with life expectancy and that keeping the state pension below 67 would be irresponsible.

Siptu Economist Michael Taft and Edgar Morgenroth, Professor of Economics at DCU joined Shane Coleman on the show this morning to discuss the issue


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