John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)

Ireland is a low tax economy which unfortunately escapes recognition from Members on the other side of the House. When it is referred to, they argue about stealth taxes. To talk about stealth taxes is to misunderstand the situation. We have a choice as to how we raise our taxes. If low income tax rates are available, individuals have more purchasing power which creates and stimulates an economy. For too long we did not have that situation.

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