Seanad debates
Wednesday, 12 May 2004
Public Finances: Motion.
5:00 pm
Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)
However, the people who are paying the taxes know all about them. While they may be small increases to Senator Mansergh and his friends, they hit the poor and middle classes. Whatever they are called, they are extra taxes on the public.
In 2002, An Agreed Programme for Government stated: "We will keep the public finances in a healthy condition and we will keep down personal and business taxes".
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