Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

Yes, it is on gross income. It is on full income. To answer the previous question the Deputy asked about the Exchequer returns, those Exchequer returns are in line with the profile in that we have factored in a reduction in revenue of more than €4 billion compared with last year in the 2009 figures. I understand from the Department of Finance that this profile of expenditure was what was expected for January 2009.

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