Madam, - Jason O'Mahony (September 3rd) is dead right: we certainly want more government spending in the west. However, we should not have to pay more taxes for it. Just give us back what we have contributed to the provision of the Dart, Luas, motorways, Breastcheck, to name but a few projects, to make life more comfortable for our brothers and sisters along the eastern seaboard.
We even have to pay double the normal toll charge to visit the east when we pass by Kinnegad, on top of being massively short-changed with EU structural funding, which was used mainly to fund projects in the east.
Methinks we westerners don't complain half enough; but watch this space, the hackles are rising! - Yours, etc,
TOM MURPHY,
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Balloor,
Castlebar,
Co Mayo.