No gain, just hidden pain

MIDDLE and lower income families have been crippled with a barrage of stealth taxes by Finance Minister Charlie McCreevy’s Budget.

Thu, 05 Dec, 2002 - 00:00

John Downing, Political Editor

Increases in VAT, bank charges and persistently strong inflation will wipe out any of the meagre gains for working people in yesterday’s Budget, union leaders and opposition politicians said.

The taxes include:

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