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Bin Tax to be voted on - place your money

category dublin | bin tax / household tax / water tax | opinion/analysis author Friday November 26, 2004 03:47author by Ivan Yates boy

Odds on outcome of bin tax estimates vote

1/2 deferred for a week or more
3/1 passed with amendment that removes bin tax - (5/1 amendment is govt rates, 10/1 hotel room tax, 15/1 others)
4/1 passed with only Independents and SF against
4/1 passed: Ind, SF, some labour against (1/2 on Labour use of abstentions)
4/1 passed: Ind, some labour, some SF against (1/7 on SF use of abstentions)
10/1 defeated - labour, sf, ind against
5/1 defeated - labour, ind, SF and some FF / FG against
50/1 defeated - FF solid against
100/1 defeated - some FG against and FF solid against

Like two flies on a wall, it has a certain fascination but ultimate pointlessness about it all..


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