Sir, – I believe the Government should tax all first holy communicants. Nearly 60 years ago when I made my first communion, I collected three pounds, 12 shillings and sixpence from neighbours and relatives.
At the time my pocket money was a penny a week, so this sum covered 16 years, one week and six days.
Translated into modern pocket money, that must be hundreds of thousands of euro!
Children still collect communion money, and while at seven they’re too young to learn about death, it’s never too soon to experience that other certainty, taxation.
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The money should be collected from the children at the church gates by the politicians themselves – something they’re used to doing. – Yours, etc,