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Tax changes for wealthy under fire

TAX changes aimed at the wealthy will only bring in 25% of the money saved by hitting social welfare recipients, it was claimed last night.

Wed, 07 Dec, 2011 - 00:00

Noel Baker

In his budget address yesterday Finance Minister Michael Noonan said he wanted to ensure that “people with wealth pay their fair share”.

In his speech he outlined a number of measures, including:

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