Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the presentations and documentation forwarded to us by the groups. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul made a detailed submission. Does Mr. McCafferty consider that under the current taxation model the number of people outside the tax net his organisation is assisting is increasing? If we are trying to stabilise people's income and improve their lot and the lot of those with no income, does the tax system need to be radically reformed to redistribute wealth? For example, would a tax rate of 48% on incomes in excess of €100,000 be progressive?

Thus far, the household charge has been a flat tax-----