Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 February 2021

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion

Photo of John LahartJohn Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I hear what the Minister is saying and the inflections he has made.

His UK counterpart, Rishi Sunak, is considering taxing companies such as Amazon because of the amount of retail business that has been displaced online. What is the Minister's thinking on that?

My final question will not get answered but the Minister, Deputy McGrath, might be able to come back to me. It relates to how Covid has redefined what essential workers mean to an economy and has opened our eyes to the importance of those working in retail right through to nursing and health, etc. What is Government thinking on that? I will accept a written response on that, but I would like a reply on the Amazon piece.

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