Tax untouchables ‘continue to enjoy sweet deals’

CHARLIE MCCREEVY again failed to drop his tax axe on “untouchables” who have earned billions tax-free over the past three decades through State-backed ‘sweet’ deals, Labour said yesterday.

Stud farmers, property developers, tax exiles and creative artists were again left out of the tax loop, while PAYE workers were hit with an extra 1.1billion tax bill, Labour's Finance spokeswoman Joan Burton said.

"There was not a mention of a horse in this Budget Mr McCreevy is just continuing to distribute wealth upwards so that the rich can sleep easily," she added.