Statement: Bacik Welcomes Changes to Tax Code in Finance (No. 3) Bill 2011
13 July 2011
STATEMENT BY SENATOR IVANA BACIK
Labour Party Seanad Leader
Wed 13th July 2011
BACIK WELCOMES CHANGES TO TAX CODE IN FINANCE (NO. 3) BILL 2011
Speaking today in the Seanad during the Second Stage debate on the Finance (No. 3) Bill 2011, Senator Ivana Bacik welcomed the provisions of the Bill which will provide for equivalent treatment in the tax codes for civil partners and married couples.
Senator Bacik said:
“I welcome the introduction of this Bill which is a follow-on bill to the Civil Partnership Act 2010 and which will allow for the necessary changes to be made to the tax code to allow for equivalence of treatment between civil partners and married couples. However, I hope that in the lifetime of this Government that we will go further to provide more follow-on legislation to allow for the rights and responsibilities of gay couples vis-à-vis their children. Indeed, I hope that we will see true equality provided for with the recognition of gay marriage. Civil partnership law allows for important protections for gay couples but it does not provide for full equality.”