VIDEO: Noonan laughs off 'Nidge tax' jibe over cigarette hike

The Finance Minister Michael Noonan has laughed off suggestions that hiking the price of a packet of cigarettes to €10 amounts to a "Nidge tax".

VIDEO: Noonan laughs off 'Nidge tax' jibe over cigarette hike
Wed, 15 Oct, 2014 - 13:44

The Finance Minister Michael Noonan has laughed off suggestions that hiking the price of a packet of cigarettes to €10 amounts to a "Nidge tax".

The phrase was coined by Independent TD Finian McGrath, who said only the black market will benefit from the 40 cent increase in excise duty.

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