Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

While we have been discussing this matter, the Exchequer figures for January have just been published. They show that the tax revenue for January 2009 was €900 million less than the revenue for January 2008. Has that figure been included in the calculations the Taoiseach announced here earlier today or has almost half of the €2 billion savings that he has just announced already evaporated in the first month of the year through the reduction in tax revenues?

In respect of the pension levy, I understood that he said — perhaps I did not catch all the figures — it would be 3% for people on €15,000; 6% for people on €50,000——

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