Coalition under fire for ‘absurd’ toll road idea

THE Government has played down suggestions that a series of new tolls are set for the country’s national roads.

Other proposals presented in a review into local government, including penalties for drivers who don’t use the internet to pay their car tax, could, however, be introduced as early as next year.

Many of the proposals, which it is estimated could save the taxpayer more than €500 million, have been described as “absurd” and “unfair”, with a Fianna Fáil TD among the critics.