The Minister for Finance, Brian Cowen T.D. has called Fine Gael’s proposals on stamp duty ‘daft’ and said that the proposals will put thousands of jobs at risk.

“It is poorly thought through and will disrupt the housing market, put thousands of jobs at risk and threaten the value of everyone's house not just those who are transacting.”

“The daftness is compounded by Labour who are so desperate to cobble together a deal with Fine Gael that they will eventually acquiesce in a policy which will see tax relief going to those buying expensive houses while at the same time they are criticising my progressive reforms of PRSI, reforms which will reduce the tax burden on all ordinary workers and families.”

“If this is an example of how policy is going to be formulated in a sophisticated economy like Ireland's, God help us. They are a joke,” concluded Minister Cowen.


Brian, never one to mince his words....


Source:
Breakingnews.ie
Fiannafail.ie

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"Let no man doubt who will be Master of Ireland when Ireland is free. The People will be the Masters, The Great, Splendid Common, Sovereign People."-- Padraig Pearse

Great!

Every time Cowen makes hysterical and unfounded attacks on FG policy, which are at odds with the opinions of the experts, it guarantees more publicity for our popular Stamp Duty policies!

Roll on the next round of attacks from chubbsy!

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"The IRA Army Council have a history of telling the truth. If they say they didn't do it, then I believe them" - Bertie Ahern, speaking after the murder of Det. Garda Jerry McCabe

There's a great many more votes in payroll tax cuts than in Stamp Duty reform. :

How many times have the PRSI ceilings been raised with you on a doorstep?

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"The IRA Army Council have a history of telling the truth. If they say they didn't do it, then I believe them" - Bertie Ahern, speaking after the murder of Det. Garda Jerry McCabe

Usually these attacks mean that it will be Government policy in weeks

Didn't come accross any voters who had difficulty with the term 'Payback Time' on the last occasion.

Go back to head office, drink some coffee and sober up, HP. Payback time was '97.

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First the Corporal, then the Sargent! How long will the Lieutenant last?

Can it be ten years since FG was last in office? They haven't put the downtime to much use. Even Labour want this fool notion of phasing Stamp Duty reform kept out of the manifesto.

I thought Labour wanted it implemented immediately but the Blueshirts wanted it phased in..... no?

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"Peace without justice is a field sown with violence." - Eduardo Galeano.
NÍ SAOIRSE GO SAOIRSE LUCHT OIBRE

Brian has got some legal training. Unfortunately he has little or no expertise in the field of economics. Perhaps he should consider becoming Minister for Justice. He is a prisoner of the mandarins at the Department of Finance. Bertie ignored Brian's advice in the course of his Ard Fheis speech. Where does Brian stand on this?