Average Belfast worker may have £1,500 more in back pocket but NI's 'chronic issues' make united Ireland unfeasible for now, says UUP councillor
The report - Who is Better off? Measuring Cross-border Differences in Living Standards, Opportunities and Quality of Life on the Island of Ireland - found that standards of living were better in the Republic than in Northern Ireland across almost all indicators. Carl McClean, an Ulster Unionist councillor for Ards and North Down, helps companies move their staff around the world by providing them with cost of living data. He said we did not need the ESRI report to highlight the economic difficulties in Northern Ireland. Mr McClean said: "The report looked initially right to me at most salary...
Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk