Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)

Following the splurge of promises at the Fianna Fáil Ard-Fheis, I thought the party might be going the whole hog to abolish income tax. I see that is not so. Income tax was first introduced at a rate of six pence in the pound as a temporary measure by William Pitt to pay for the Napoleonic war. Sight has been lost of the temporary nature of the tax.

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