Fianna Fáil – the architects of the dreaded Universal Social Charge (USC) unveiled their tax plans today. A leopard doesn’t change its spots and unsurprisingly Fianna Fáil’s tax plans will favour wealthy people over low and middle income workers. Their tax plans have no claw-back mechanism to ensure that higher earners pay their fair share….

Sinn Fein announced their plans earlier today to abolish the property tax which will come as welcome news to the millionaire property owners who stand to gain most. The property tax is a progressive tax on wealth because the more expensive your property the more you pay in tax. The revenue raised goes to local…

Earlier today Fianna Fail accused the Labour Party of not doing enough to combat crime. This politically motivated attack simply does not stand up to scrutiny. It was Fianna Fail in government who closed Templemore Garda College when they stopped recruiting Gardai. Friday’s brutal gangland slaying in a hotel in the heart of my own constituency…

Labour’s proposal to favour a 3:1 split between public services investment and tax reform is a strong, clear offering – unlike what Fianna Fail are putting on the table. To put it bluntly, we are the only party with a clear message on prioritising investment over tax reductions. Labour is proposing that for every €1…

  Speaking at the launch of ‘A Strong Economy for a Decent Society’ this morning This plan is about a simple principle: fairness. Ensuring the recovery is protected and sustained. And spreading the benefits to those who need them most. That’s precisely what Labour’s plan will do. We’ll stand up for working people, families and…

  Speaking at the launch of ‘A Strong Economy for a Decent Society’ this morning This election is about the future of our country.   A future rescued from the scrap heap it was left in by Fianna Fail five years ago.   A disastrous situation which would only have been made worse if the…

Good morning, and welcome to the launch of the centrepiece of Labour’s policy platform in this election – our Plan for Economic and Social Progress. This morning, we are setting out a unique policy approach that will maintain the strong and stable economy we have built, and sustain a decent society with strong public services,…

STATEMENT BY TANAISTE JOAN BURTON Monday, February 8th 2016     LABOUR LAUNCHES PLAN FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROGRESS   The Labour Party this morning launched its plan for economic and social progress, ‘A Strong Economy for a Decent Society’.   The plan is built on three pillars: improving living standards for working people; creating…