Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Friday, 9 November 2012
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform
Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives
11:35 am
Aideen Hayden (Labour) | Oireachtas source
I have some questions on the tax proposals in the IMO submission. It has suggested a levy on the alcohol industry to cover the cost of treating alcohol harm. It also proposes increasing the price of a packet of cigarettes by €1. Given its concerns on childhood obesity, does the IMO have a view on proposals that have come to us from other sources on the imposition of a so-called fat tax on high-sugar and high-fat content products?
Mr. O'Connell said that the average cost per person with dementia in Ireland is estimated to be €40,500, which is consistent with per capita estimates in other countries. Is this a cost per annum or is it over the individual's life?
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