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Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...of cigarette prices in Europe. For example, in January 2013, the retail price of a packet of cigarettes in the most popular price category is €9.30. The tax content, including excise duty and VAT, is €7.31 and the proportion of tax is 79%. The World Health Organisation states that "increasing the price of tobacco through higher taxes is the single most effective way to...

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...7% GDP growth for the entire year. Between 2007 and 2010, GDP decreased by 17.1%. In the context of employment, the Government inherited a jobs market that was in free fall. More than 250,000 private sector jobs were lost from March 2008 to March 2011. The numbers on the live register peaked at 448,000 in August 2011. The number of jobs in the private sector has increased by 16,900,...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2011)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...capital would be smothered and the far left socialists would burn bondholders and send the European Central Bank, ECB, packing from these shores. They would impoverish the people, stifle the private sector and force the poor to eat grass. Opposition Members claim the jobs initiative does not go far enough. They conveniently forget that this is just the beginning of the Government's jobs...

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