Spending the surplus

Doing the sums

A chara, – It is both commendable and financially prudent that Minister for Finance Michael McGrath is proposing to ring-fence some of our projected surplus billions from corporation tax. However, would is not also be wise to use some of the surplus to repay some of our national debt to reduce our annual interest bill? – Is mise,

JOSEPH TUMMON,

Galway.

Sir, – Now that the Government has recovered from the crash, and is in receipt of excess funds, is it not time to terminate the “temporary” UCS tax, which is a form of double taxation? – Yours, etc,

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GARY O’HARE,

Glenageary,

Co Dublin.

Sir, – Talk of a boom surplus. Can a bust deficit be far behind? – Yours, etc,

MARY BYRNE,

Dublin 8.