Mother of two says she pays about €7,000 a year more than married couples on same combined income
GP Vanessa Phillips is a single mum of two children. Photo: Gerry Mooney
Single mum Vanessa Phillips says she does the work of two people, but gets clobbered by the income tax system.
A general practitioner and mother of two children, she is annoyed that married couples get to pay far less in tax, and feels the system is unfair to single parents.
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