Sunday, July 05, 2015

#IRELAND: Bill Would Garnish Wages, Welfare Benefits, Of Those Refusing To Pay Water Fees

[world politics news]



A bill to force payment from those refusing to pay controversial new nationwide water utility fees has been introduced in parliament. The bill allows a court to order deductions from social welfare payments and the attachment of their wages. Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald said it also abolishes imprisonment of debtors.

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