Surprised this is the first mention of it here. Disgusted, but not surprised.. .
It should of been cancelled. Dont care if its "the norm" but these are not normal times. Pension Levy's are not the norm, but they were brought in to try to swell the coffers. Whats good for the rest of us should be good for the politicians. What exceptional taxes and salary deductions are expected to be taken by the average family should be expected to be taken by those in politics. There is no credible excuse for this . .
I dont know when this was originally brought in, but I wouldnt be surprised if it was when bertie brought in benchmarking to buy the public sector votes . .
If anything, I think the salarys of T.Ds and politicians, is worth striking about. In the scale of things it may only save a couple of million, but if it gave the country a boost (in that they actually take some pain), it would be worth it as a gesture.