Finance Bill 2025 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2025-12-09
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Patricia Stephenson (SD), Labour Panel

I will just come back on one point. We are giving money to the unit, saying we cannot use it all in the Exchequer, that it needs to go to other social services. However, we are reducing our overall income take by these tax breaks. We would have more money in the Exchequer if we were not giving tax breaks. We have reduced by €1 billion the overall tax income with this budget than in previous budgets. I do not find that a credible point in this regard.

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Sitting date: 2025-12-09