Bruton: Cutting income tax is an important objective

Cutting income taxes is an “important objective” for the Government, according to Enterprise Minister Richard Bruton, who said it must be “factored into thinking” on job creation.

The Fine Gael minister put himself on a collision course with his Labour colleagues by ruling out tax increases for high earners.

Mr Bruton said doing so would damage job creation by putting foreign companies off investing in Ireland.