Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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251. To ask the Minister for Finance if he accepts that the Government has introduced 45 indirect taxes since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28382/15]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I have introduced four Budgets and Finance Bills since 2011. In each Budget - 2012, 2013 and 2014 - revenue and expenditure measures were introduced in order to meet the fiscal targets in each year. In Budget 2015, I was in a position to introduce an expansionary budget for the first time.

In each budget, a range of targeted tax measures were introduced. These were designed to fix the public finances in a fair, growth-friendly manner but also to boost key sectors of the economy including tourism, agri-food, construction, SMEs and FDI.

In Budget 2015, a range of measures to reduce the income tax and USC burden were introduced.

Full details on the measures introduced can be found at