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Galway TD criticizes proposed Irish tax exemptions for NATO forces

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Galway TD criticizes proposed Irish tax exemptions for NATO forces

Galway Bay fm newsroom - A Galway TD has told the Dáil of her surprise to see proposed tax exemptions for NATO military forces in the Finance Bill 2020.

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Sinn Fein Deputy Mairead Farrell was speaking during a debate on the second stage of the bill.

The Galway West Deputy wanted to know why we would be providing tax subsidies to forces of a military organisation that Ireland is not a member of.

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She also raised the use of Shannon Airport by the US military, and the costs incurred by the Irish Aviation Authority in exempting fees for en-route services.

Galway West Deputy Farrell said the proposed exemptions for NATO forces are one thing that caught her entirely by surprise...

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