At the very least, the Government should have kept its promise made at the last general election to extend the medical card to a further 200,000. There should be free primary medical care for everybody. Only one third of the population is currently covered. How can the Government afford to give tax cuts to the well-off while it is short of money to extend medical cards to those who need them? There is also an issue regarding the closing of tax loopholes and ensuring all taxes due are collected properly.