Labour rebels claim to have support for wealth tax calls

Labour rebels claim to have support in the parliamentary party for their calls for a wealth tax in the budget.

Backbenchers Patrick Nulty and Tommy Broughan, who lost the whip last year after rebelling over cutbacks, said the Government could raise €365m a year by making those who have more pay more.

They, along with Labour MEP Nessa Childers, said a number of Fine Gael TDs were also likely to agree with their prop-osals after they published an article in this news-paper criticising the divisive Croke Park Agreement.