Ireland asks unemployed citizens to move away

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The Irish authorities have asked the unemployed citizens to leave the country. This request is none other than a desperate attempt of the Irish authorities to reduce social security spending, “The Independent” says.

The Irish government has sent letters to approximately 6,000 unemployed citizens, asking them to go to other EU countries, if they have a chance to get a job there. This is how the Irish authorities are trying to reduce spending on the payment of unemployed benefits, “The Financial Times” says.

These letters contain various proposals for jobs. For example, the proposal made to an Irish electrician is to go to Coventry in the east of the West Midland in England, and for another Irish citizen the local authorities have found a driver job in Malta. Saying that although their wages there will be low, the Irish officials say that one of the advantages of getting a job outside the country, will be, for example, the “Mediterranean climate”.

The Irish authorities say that all these letters are only recommendations and that nobody is going to force Irish citizens to leave the country.

As you might remember, Ireland is due to exit its bailout programme on December 15th . In 2010 Ireland asked the European Union (EU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to offer it financial aid, after its unemployment rate jumped to 14 per cent. Following this official Dublin worked out and agreed with its European creditors measures, which have enabled it to carry out reforms and to reduce spending.

Ireland’s population has reached 4.5 million, which is less than 1 per cent of the population of the EU countries.

As a result of the austerity measures, adopted by the Irish government, the unemployment rate in the country is going down. Despite that every 4th citizen under 25 does not have a job in Ireland.

Voice of Russia, RT