Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I realise full well that people are under pressure and this will be taken into account in any budgetary proposal that will be made by the Government. We are obliged to deal with a highly difficult situation and doing so is not easy on families, particularly people who have mortgages they are unable to pay. It was for this reason that I exempted from the household charge people in receipt of mortgage interest supplement. This is one example of some of the exemptions I introduced at the time. Is the Deputy in favour of more income tax or the introduction of a property tax to broaden the tax base?

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