Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

I understand the Taoiseach's regrets but all I can say to him is that the reduction in tax breaks should be a down payment by those people against a more general tax reform in Irish society. He has not done that in the budget today. He is rushing through these measures, such that the Greens will be able to go home to bed early. They will hardly have time to read it.

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