commission on taxation Archives

Lies, Damn Lies – and politicians quoting EuroStat

Monday, 26 July 2010 by John O' Connor

“50% of Workers not paying any Income Tax” This little snippit of fact has been one of the most frequently quoted up and down the country by Politicians in this last month. We hear it quoted as from the Commission for Taxation Report, or as being sourced from EuroStat Reports, EuroStat being an EU agency providing statistical

Published in Budget 2012, Health Levy, Income Levy, Income Tax, Paye Tax, PRSI

7 Comments

Equitable but not Neutral

Monday, 14 September 2009 by John O' Connor

Just some quick thoughts on the Commission on Taxation and Stamp Duty. One of the main thrusts of the commission on taxation is that its purpose was not to increase the tax burden, but rather to distribute it more fairly. However at the time the commission was put together, Stamp Duty produced a huge portion

budget budget 2010 commission on taxation income tax PAYE property tax stamp duty water tax

Published in Budget 2012, Income Tax

No Comments

Tag: commission on taxation