Rabbitte rules out tax hikes

LABOUR Leader Pat Rabbitte pledged there would be no tax increases under a Rainbow government as he moved his party firmly towards the centre ground of politics ahead of the next general election.

In a well-received key note address to Labour’s annual conference, Mr Rabbitte also set out a five-point rescue plan for the health service and warned trade unions they would not be allowed to stand in the way of progress.

“In a successful economy, with buoyant revenues, there is no need to increase taxation and Labour has no intention of doing so,” he told delegates at DCU’s Helix centre.