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"en.20100208.13.1-059"2
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"Mr President, the Irish Government is now to charge value added tax of up to 21% on public services provided by the local authorities such as rubbish collection and recycling. The European Union is forcing the Irish Government to apply these new taxes. They will further increase the burden on normal working people and on poor people who are already paying heavily for the capitalist crisis in Ireland. The government also intends to bring in new water charges for home owners which could be between EURÂ 500 and EURÂ 1 000 per year. This would be another terrible blow to the standard of living of working people. Furthermore, it is preparing the public water system for its privatisation in the future. I hereby warn the Irish Government and the European Commission, who are in favour of charges and of privatisation, that this will not be accepted and that it will be opposed by a massive campaign of boycott and by grass roots power. This is a further economic burden which the working people of Ireland will not accept."@en1
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