Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not have the time to go into it tonight but everybody knows that property is a fixed asset. If one taxes property it is more dependable. It is not a transaction tax. It is good for the tax base and people who have assets should be taxed. This is a tax on assets and they are being taxed on this.

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