Stability Treaty Information Leaflet

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INVESTMENT, STABILITY, RECOVERY THE STABILITY TREATY VOTE YES WHAT THE TREATY WILL DO The Treaty promotes responsible budgeting across 25 member states. The Treaty offers access to the European Stability Mechanism (emergency funding). WHAT THE TREATY WILL NOT DO The Treaty will not change Ireland’s corporate tax rate of 12.5 percent. The Treaty does not mean we give up our sovereignty. We decide our own budgets. THE STABILITY TREATY VOTE YES ON THE 31 ST OF MAY, THE IRISH PEOPLE WILL BE ASKED TO VOTE ON THE STABILITY TREATY. PASSING THIS TREATY WILL HELP ENSURE A WORKING IRELAND. Our top priority is to get Ireland working. This Treaty will help do that. A Yes vote will encourage foreign investment and keep credit flowing for job creation. By voting Yes, we will build business confidence and maintain a stable Euro which is essential for the Irish economy. FOR A WORKING IRELAND Published by Simon Coveney TD, Campaign Director, 51 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2; Printed in the Republic of Ireland by Fine Gael HQ, 51 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2. FOR A WORKING IRELAND VOTE YES For more information, go to www.voteyes2012.ie For more information, go to www.voteyes2012.ie PLEASE LOG ON TO WWW.FINEGAEL.IE FOR DETAILS OF THE FINE GAEL TEAM IN YOUR AREA ENDA KENNY TD An TAOISEAch StabilityTreaty_Enda.indd 1 01/05/2012 15:56

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Stability Treaty Information Leaflet

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Investment, stabIlIty, RecoveRy

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WHat tHe tReaty WIll do• TheTreatypromotesresponsiblebudgetingacross25memberstates.

• TheTreatyoffersaccesstotheEuropeanStabilityMechanism(emergencyfunding).

WHat tHe tReaty WIll not do• TheTreatywillnotchangeIreland’scorporatetaxrateof12.5percent.

• TheTreatydoesnotmeanwegiveupoursovereignty.Wedecideourownbudgets.

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On the 31st Of May, the IrIsh peOple wIll

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• OurtoppriorityistogetIrelandworking.ThisTreatywillhelpdothat.Ayesvotewillencourageforeigninvestmentandkeepcreditflowingforjobcreation.

• Byvotingyes,wewillbuildbusinessconfidenceandmaintainastableEurowhichisessentialfortheIrisheconomy.

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vote YESfor more information, go to www.voteyes2012.ie

vote YES

• Onthe31stofMayIrishpeoplehaveanopportunitytotakeapositivestepforwardinsafeguardingourrecovery.ThisTreatywillhelpensurethatwecanfocusongettingIrelandworkingagain.

• Byvotingyes,wewillstayfocusedoncreatingandprotectingjobs,whileremainingasovereignnation,incontrolofourownfuture.

• Recoverywilltaketime.ThisTreatywillnotsolveallofIreland’sproblemsbutitisavitalandimportantsteptowardsrecoveryintermsofresponsiblebudgetingandsecuringfuturefundingforIreland.

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RecoveRy

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• Irelandhasworkedhardtoregainourreputationinternationallyandisonceagainattractingmultinationalinvestment.ThisTreatywillenhanceourreputationfurther.

• PassingTheStabilityTreatywillsendastrongmessagetoforeigncompaniesaboutourongoingcommitmenttomaintainingIrelandasastable,secureandinnovativeplacetodobusiness.

• AyesvoteensurestheIrishpeoplewillcontinuetobenefitfromthejobopportunitiesthatcomefromforeigninvestment.

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• Irishpeoplehavehadtoworkhardandmakesignificantsacrificestoturnourcountryaroundeconomically.ThisTreatyensuresthatnofutureGovernmentcanputoureconomyatriskagainbyspendingourpeople’smoneyinarecklessandincompetentmanner.

• TheTreatyalsoprovidesIrelandwithaccesstoemergency/stabilityfundingatlowinterestratesshouldweneeditinthefuturefollowingourbailoutprogramme.ThisisthestabilityandcertaintythatIrelandneeds.

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