
CHIEF JUSTICE John Murray has met with the taoiseach to discuss the impact that changes in tax might have on judges’ pensions.
Murray met with Enda Kenny last Thursday for a courtesy visit and raised the issue then, RTÉ reports.
Up until 2005, those working in the public sector were able to avail of significant tax relief on accumulated pension funds – and some of those working in the higher echelons of the public sector created pension funds worth millions.
The latest budget saw such funds capped at €2.3 million.
High earning public sector workers will now be forced to pay tax on any surplus funds in their accounts within three months after retirement.
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