Resistance by unions to household tax escalates

Resistance to the €100 household tax is set to escalate, with workers threatening strike action if the charge is deducted from their wages.

At its national conference next month, the Civil and Public Service Union will debate a motion to ballot 13,000 public sector workers for industrial action if there are any attempts to deduct the charge from their salaries.

Executive member of the union Terry Kelleher said a motion has been passed calling for the tax to be scrapped.

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