Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 November 2015

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance

Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed)

11:00 am

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Even if one was to go on the CSO data from the household and finance consumption survey, it indicates that the top 20% of income earners hold 40% of the wealth. That is equivalent to the bottom 20% of the income distribution. Even even on those figures, wealth distribution is grossly lopsided.

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