Ian O’Doherty: Targeting tips is downright nasty – why should someone have to pay tax on a ‘thank you’?

It’s mean-spirited, unnecessary and indefensible – and the Government knows it

Many low-paid hospitality staff depend on their tips to get by. Photo: Getty

When you’re an Indepen­dent TD, the world must sometimes feel like a lonely place.

You don’t have the emotional and logistical support that comes from being a cog in a party machine with a comprehensive apparatus and structure.

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