Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

-----we still have a society where billions of euro in tax relief is weighted to the wealthy, with 82% of such reliefs going to the top 20% and 56% going to the top 10% of income earners in this country. If the Minister stood that policy on its head, reduced the marginal rate of relief to the standard rate of 20%, reduced the earnings contribution cap to €75,000, or twice the average wage, and reduced the standard threshold of the fund, he could still save the State more money by introducing a universal scheme.

When the Minister departs office will the Labour Party have distinguished itself in any way from its blueshirt partners? When he was on these benches - his website still carries the sloganeering----

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