Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On the issue of whether Ireland is a high tax or low tax economy, if we ask a person on €35,000 year who is paying the higher rate of tax on some of their income, or close to it, because the threshold is just above this now, and if we compare Ireland to other countries, we ask people on middle incomes to pay the higher rate of tax on a much higher percentage of their income than in most other countries.

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