Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute
2:00 pm
Professor Alan Barrett:
Indeed. My thought process was dominated by the fact that we are talking about public sector pay, but the broader point the Deputy makes is fair. Remember, however, that any tax that applies in the private sector applies in the public sector also. The broader point is that when this analysis is done, there could be complicated and tricky issues that will arise.