Social Justice Ireland calls for tax take to be increased

Social Justice Ireland today called on the Government to reform the taxation system with the target of raising the total tax take to 34.9% of GDP, from the current level of 27.4% which is among the lowest in the European Union.

Speaking at a seminar in Dublin on Budget 2010, the group’s director Dr Sean Healy said: “Producing a fair budget and working for a fairer future requires that Ireland stop benchmarking itself with Romania, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia”.