Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 October 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Financial Transaction Tax: Discussion with Department of Finance

3:25 pm

Photo of Thomas ByrneThomas Byrne (Fianna Fail)
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I accept that, but this is very significant and there are arguments for and against it. On balance, I am against it, but if we are looking for openness and transparency, then the views of NGOs such as Social Justice Ireland should be taken into account. It is a bit disappointing if they had not been asked in, as the funds industry had been asked in.