Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

The Taoiseach referred to people who pay taxes. There are many tax compliant citizens who pay more tax than was bargained for in the budget, but what about the abuse of tax avoidance schemes by super-earners? We have been told for the past five or six years that these loopholes would be shut off. They have not been shut off and the situation is worsening. Ordinary people earning ordinary incomes try to make ends meet.

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