Property tax a banana skin Fine Gael may slip on

Much has been written in recent months about the fact that Fine Gael or a Fine Gael government has never been re-elected in back-to- back elections, writes Paul Mills.

Enda Kenny, who has already won the prize for being the Accidental Taoiseach, is seeking to break that record. Unfortunately, the tools he is using to win the election are our taxes.

Earlier this week, the IMF in its latest report urged Michael Noonan to use whatever ‘spare’ cash he has to cut the Irish budget deficit much more quickly.