Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)

The effect of the carbon tax on vulnerable, low paid people will be more pronounced as a result of the cuts that have been effected. We want the Government to do something in real terms for them. The budget is predicated on reducing the incomes of the low paid. The introduction of the carbon tax without mitigating its effect on those on low incomes is inequitable. I would like the Minister to address this.

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