Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick East, Fine Gael)

However, what I see in the budget is business as usual. What about the issue of VAT reduction? The Minister for Finance admitted publicly that he had made a mistake by raising the VAT rate from 21% to 21.5%. Not only did he raise the rate but he did so during the November to December VAT period when it crippled those in the small business sector.

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