Jailings will only intensify the protests against the bin tax

dublin | bin tax / household tax / water tax | press release

Friday September 19, 2003 21:20

by No Bin Tax - SP

Latest Fingal Anti-Bin Tax Campaign Press Release

THE JAILING of Joe Higgins T.D. and Cllr. Clare Daly for a month will not break the massive opposition in Dublin to the bin tax and to the draconian policy of leaving thousands of bins of householders boycotting the bin tax uncollected.

How ironic that fighters for taxation justice should be imprisoned, while sitting in the Dáil and Councils around the country are many establishment representatives who were in the pockets of developers and speculators.

The anger that is coming from working class communities on the bin tax reflects a wider anger because the Government lied its way back into office, because of the imposition of a whole range of increased charges and stealth taxes and because of the cuts in our health and education services. In the last two budgets, multinationals and the rich have been given a €1.5 billion tax cut while working class people are expected to pay the bin tax. It won’t be lost on people that none of the Ansbacher tax cheats were even taken to court, never mind imprisoned.

The Fingal Anti Bin Tax Campaign fully supports the stance taken by both Joe Higgins T.D. and Councillor Clare Daly. We call on all the Campaigns Against the Bin Tax to intensify their struggle by following the example of Fingal residents until the bin tax is abolished and both public representatives are released.

Protest Rally

Tomorrow, Saturday, September 20th
2.00 PM at Fingal County Council Offices,
Blanchardstown Town Centre

The Fingal Anti Bin Tax Campaign is also calling on all the Anti Bin Tax Campaigns to organise solidarity protests in their communities at lunchtime tomorrow.

Ø Collect All Bins
Ø Abolish the Bin Tax
Ø Release Joe Higgins T.D. & Cllr Clare Daly

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Email your messages of support for Joe and Clare, demand that they be released and demand that the bin tax is abolished.

William Soffe - County Manager - manager@fingalcoco.ie
Sean Dolphin - Fine Gael Chair of the Council - sean.dolphin@fingalcoco.ie
Phone him at [code from NI and Britain] 003531 or 01 890 5025 (w)
The Council address is - Fingal Council, County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Fingal County Dublin. Phone 003531/01 8905000
Fianna Fail - Tel 003531 or 01 6761551 Email: info@fiannafail.ie
Progressive Democrats - Tel 6794399 Email: info@progressivedemocrats.ie

For further information, Cllr. Ruth Coppinger (FABTC Secretary) at 087 673 0187