For us, it is tax after tax but we are not seeing anything. Corporation tax was the third largest tax head in 2019, accounting for more than 18% of total net tax receipts. The carbon tax is a regressive tax when it comes to rural Ireland.
What the carbon tax will mean for farmers trying to eke out a living for themselves and their families is that they will pay more in tax and they do not know when or how they will get the alternative. I agree with Deputy Carthy when he called the carbon tax another form of tax to screw the Irish people. It is straightforward; carbon tax is a regressive tax.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Denise Mitchell and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn; Níl, Deputies Brendan Griffin and Jack Chambers.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 51–77 |
| Question put: | Carried | 80–49 |
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