Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

The overall issue of tax policy, particularly for financing local authorities, will have to be dealt with once and for all so a final determination can be made. Work to examine how that can be done is ongoing by the Minister for Finance and the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. I met with the city managers and I will meet them again shortly. I appreciate their difficulties but there must be an equal appreciation of the tax burden that falls on the small and medium enterprises.

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