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
3:55 pm
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin North Central, Labour)
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I am sure Ms McVeigh understands that we are concerned here with trying to weigh up the rationale for the introduction of a financial transaction tax. We would like to be able to quantify the number of jobs that could potentially be at risk versus the potential gains. Every move one makes in any budgetary situation has pros and cons. It is a question of weighing them up and making a value judgment.