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Wed 03 Mar 2009Nemesis for decades of cosy consensus on tax
We were warned repeatedly that the property bubble would burst but preferred to dwell in low-tax illusion
‘SURE THEY’RE all the same,” goes the bitter refrain. The funny thing is, I’ve checked and it’s true. A comparison of each party’s 2007 manifestos reveals remarkably similar policies, especially on taxation – the bedrock of the economy. Sinn Féin’s are the best written and the Green Party’s have some peculiar extras, but by and large they are the same.
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