Exporters want wider tax bands and road upgrades

THE Irish Exporters Association want an extra €1 billion a year to be spent on roads and a widening of the income tax bands as part of the upcoming budget.

In its submission, the IEA said Ireland’s infrastructure is like that of a third world country and needs urgent investment. It said road building has slowed and needs the cash injection on top of what has been committed under the National Development Plan.

The upgrade is needed to both catch up and meet the export led demand for road freight transport which is set to grow by 140% to 2013.