To live off other people’s children without contributing in this minuscule way is immoral and unfair.
Endless delays and uncertainty in the EU’s tobacco tax policy are making it unnecessarily difficult to make progress towards Brussels’ stated goal of achieving a ‘smoke-free Europe.’
Latest figures.
Irreversible decline?
Exodus
Also: Hate speech dropped, free gp care for under 18s, and the Government will give your baby a grand.
Oh, by the way – fill your car with diesel today. If the Greens get their way, it will cost you more tomorrow.
If the tax ends up putting drivers off the road, it is certainly hard to argue that it is effective.
The budget surplus for this one year alone in Ireland was projected by the Minister for Finance in April to be in the order of €8billion.
Tax havens for multinationals
Could save hundreds of euros.
There’s a strong argument that we could make the poorest people in Ireland better off by taxing their incomes at a higher rate, while drastically cutting the taxes that actually drive up the cost of living, like VAT and fuel duties.