Workers ‘mogged’ in budget, says slang-wielding Labour TD
Workers and families were “mogged” in last year’s budget, according to a Labour TD, in what appears to be the first use of the slang term in the Dáil.
Ged Nash was criticising Tánaiste Simon Harris during Leaders’ Questions when he deployed the term, which has gained popularity online in recent months and generally means to outdo someone else.
Mr Nash was drawing a comparison between a VAT cut for the hospitality sector and a lack of indexation of income taxes in last year’s budget.
Next week, VAT is to reduce in food-led hospitality from 13.5 per cent to 9 per cent as part of measures announced last year.
PAYE workers and hardworking families were mogged by burger barons in the highly-profitable hospitality sector.
Speaking in the Dáil, Mr Nash recounted the experiences of an “isolated” and “constantly stressed” parent featured in a recent Barnardos cost-of-living survey.
He said: “One in five families is...
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