There are other ways to raise income other than double taxation

I recently attended my local water charges protest and saw the massive turnout nationwide on RTE news. Since then I’ve seen the reports of the uncharacteristic expressions of anger and frustration of the Irish public.

This protest is as much about injustice as it’s about our water.

The Local Government Financial Provisions Act 1997 Section 12, (2), (a), (1) states: ‘after the 31st day of December, 1996, a sanitary authority MAY NOT make a charge for a supply by them of water for domestic purposes’. This is because water was being paid for through general taxation. It’s not the fault of the Irish people that the money wasn’t invested to maintain our water network to an acceptable standard.