Sophrosyne
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Very good article by Brian Keegan in the Irish Examiner.
One of the main points he makes is that the routine tax policy decisions underpinning the work of Government are made by the Tax Strategy Group, which decides on the USC, income tax, and other tax options to be offered to the Finance Minister.
He says:
“There is no point in anyone holding out tax policies to the electorate which are under-researched or not properly costed. When and if those politicians get into power, they will find out quickly that their election manifesto is not deliverable. Failing to deliver on a manifesto rarely ends well for anyone.”
One of the main points he makes is that the routine tax policy decisions underpinning the work of Government are made by the Tax Strategy Group, which decides on the USC, income tax, and other tax options to be offered to the Finance Minister.
He says:
“There is no point in anyone holding out tax policies to the electorate which are under-researched or not properly costed. When and if those politicians get into power, they will find out quickly that their election manifesto is not deliverable. Failing to deliver on a manifesto rarely ends well for anyone.”