Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)

That is the problem the Minister of State present will encounter when he travels around the country to defend what the Government has done. People comment on the unfairness of these measures, which started last October — rather than yesterday — when the budget was delivered. At the time the Government saw no difference between a person earning €17,000 and €99,000 as far as the 1% levy was concerned.

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