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'Principle of revenue neutrality' proves Government's lack of vision |
Murphy, Mary
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The average percentage of GDP spent on social protection in the EU-15 is 27.5% (Eurostat, 2007) . The Irish rate of 18.2% compares badly with high spenders France (31.1%) and Sweden (30.7%), with our nearest neighbour the UK at 26.4% but also with countries like Greece (24.2%) and Portugal (25.4%). Ireland, to make any meaningful social or economic progress, should be moving toward a higher percentage of GDP on social protection.
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Keyword(s):
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Ireland; revenue neutrality; economic policy; social protection; Commission on Taxation; cohesion |
Publication Date:
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2009 |
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Other |
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Peer-Reviewed:
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No |
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Institution:
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Maynooth University |
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Citation(s):
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Murphy, Mary (2009) 'Principle of revenue neutrality' proves Government's lack of vision. https://www.tasc.ie/blog. |
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Publisher(s):
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https://www.tasc.ie/blog |
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File Format(s):
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other |
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Related Link(s):
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http://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/9062/1/MM-Principle-2009.pdf |
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