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Unread 15-10-2008, 09:49   #226
Mark Hennessy
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Originally Posted by chipper View Post
Yesterday's Budget was interesting. The government now values parking spaces in "the main urban centres" at €200 per year and out-of-town locations remain free. Irish Rail see fit to charge around €400 for a space at one of their stations regardless of location and availabilty of a bus, or even a footpath in some cases, as a viable alternative to parking at the station.
Very good point, listening to Lenihan on Pat Kenny now and he hasn't a notion of how they'll police the car parking tax. It wouldn't surprise me if they had to hire new public servants to police all the new complex stealth taxes
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