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Dail Éireann — 2020-11-26
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Paschal Donohoe (FG), Dublin Central

We are in the annual process of passing the Finance Bill and Report Stage will be taken in the House next week.
I have indicated that I do not have plans to change the thresholds to which Deputy Naughten refers in the Finance Bill. It is important that I am open about that to the House. I do not believe that such changes are currently merited given the huge pressure that we are under to pay for a level of public service that the country now needs in the context of our battle with Covid-19. The reliefs are always kept under review from budget to budget and when we approach next year's budget I will assess where the reliefs stand. The kind of structural change I believe the Deputy is looking for is not one that is justified, but I thank him for raising this matter.

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Sitting date: 2020-11-26