A radical idea: Use health levy to pay for health

MANY of the elderly people lying on trolleys in A&E departments paid PRSI all their lives.

Thu, 28 Oct, 2004 - 01:00

They probably thought that when they retired they would no longer have to pay PRSI. Not so.

They still have to pay what is called a Class K contribution, better known to you and me as the health levy. So, instead of talking about supplementary estimates, could Mary Harney not insist that the health levy be ring-fenced and used exclusively for health.

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