Irland will Einkommensteuer um fünf Prozent senken – bei Frauen

Eine "Männersteuer" ist in mehreren europäischen Ländern seit Jahren im Gespräch. In Irland kündigt sie sich durch die Hintertür an:

The revelation in the news yesterday of an IMF proposal to lower the income tax rate of Irish women returning to the workforce by five percentage points, was greeted with bemusement swiftly followed by derision. A number of angry men were quick to cry foul, branding the initiative "sexist". One popular daytime radio presenter described it as a "tax cut for the girls" and went so far as to speculate that any additional take-home pay resulting from what he branded a "sexist law" would be spent on "shopping and hair".

Der eher links stehende britische Guardian hingegen rührt tüchtig die Werbetrommel für diese Idee.