Government accused of election tactics and 'sneaky' taxes

The Government has been accused of introducing taxes by the back door and of engaging in election tactics by promising income tax cuts.

Fianna Fáil finance spokesman Michael McGrath yesterday said that despite claims by the coalition that no new taxes were introduced that 13 “sneaky” cuts had been brought in.

His comments came as TDs on all sides of the Dáil chamber this week discuss three years of the Fine Gael-Labour coalition.