Mary White (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party)

——between raising more revenue in a sustainable way and cutting expenditure where justifiable and providing new incentives and confidence in the economy. On the tax-raising side, the upcoming budget must be built on the progressive changes to the tax code during the lifetime of the Government. We need an emphasis on getting those most in positions to contribute to bear the load without making taxation too burdensome down the chain. Increases on capital gains tax, DIRT and the levy on second homes were all examples in the last budget and more most follow in this budget. I look forward to the recommendations of the Commission on Taxation on how we can progress new taxes in the future.

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