Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

I was looking at the table to which the Minister of State drew Members' attention. I refer to example 5 in table D. It shows that the impact on people with different levels of income is approximately -7%, -6%, -5% and -1% for those with incomes of €15,000, €20,000, €25,000, and €250,000, respectively. The Minister of State is completely wrong. This budget asks for seven times the contribution from people with the lowest income than from those who have the highest income in proportionate terms.

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