Seanad debates
Wednesday, 9 October 2002
Order of Business.
2:30 pm
Jim Higgins (Fine Gael)
At our first sitting I requested a special debate on the economy. The situation was extremely bad at the time and has worsened considerably in the meantime. There is now a considerable shortfall in corporation and income tax revenue. The Minister for Finance has managed, magically, to turn a substantial surplus into a projected deficit of €750 million.
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