LABOUR leader Eamon Gilmore claims the budget deficit of €18bn can be solved with a new 48% tax rate on all income over €100,000.

IN his letter (April 28), John J Carroll lauds the right of EU citizens to petition the (unelected) EU Commission under the terms of the Lisbon Treaty.

YOUR columnist Terry Prone (April 21) correctly highlights the citizens’ initiative as an interesting aspect of the Lisbon treaty.