Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 January 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services

Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance

1:30 pm

Photo of Jim DalyJim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am trying to get at what would apply if a specific water tax were introduced, as opposed to water charges, and it was guaranteed to be ring-fenced for the funding of provision of water. Is there an economic objection to that sort of a proposal? Is it similar to the economic objection for introducing hypothecation into general taxation?

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