The Tax Take with Brian Keegen

Give tax breaks where they will make a difference.

Michael O'Leary: showcasing his softer, friendlier side nowadays. Picture: Maura Hickey

Listening to the pre-budget clamour, it is clear that the gap between tax and spend is being overlooked. The consensus seems to be that the gap will be €7 billion in 2015. If we didn’t have to borrow €7 billion in 2015 to keep the whole show on the road, the clamour might be justified. But €7 billion is the equivalent of 175,000 front line public service jobs. Such is the scale of ...