Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We have heard some reasonable arguments today and some ridiculous ones. The minimum any Member of this House should do is at least read what is in the budget proposals before making a contribution on them. This measure is being introduced because the Government believes it is unfair that people who get a severance payment of over €200,000 should get a more favourable tax regime.

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