Dáil debates

Wednesday, 6 December 2006

Financial Resolution No. 2: Mineral Oils

 

6:00 pm

Photo of Seán ArdaghSeán Ardagh (Dublin South Central, Fianna Fail)

We must encourage the social partners to agree that the increase in the price of cigarettes will not be included when wage demands are being made. It is important that this should be done and that the social partners should take this suggestion on board.

This is the first increase of 50 cent in the price of packets of 20 cigarettes. I hope that over the next four years the price will increase by 50 cent each year not to accrue additional revenue for the Government through excise duty, but to ensure a reduction in the number of people who smoke and also to reduce the number of cancers and level of heart disease among citizens. I fully support the increase of 50 cent in the excise duty on packets of 20 cigarettes.

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