Noonan warns of cost of electing ‘colourful people’

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has sent voters a warning that any support for opposition parties will result in new taxes and instability for the country.

Ahead of the local, European, and by-elections tomorrow, the Fine GaelTD pleaded with voters not to side with “colourful” opposition candidates.

His message came as Taoiseach Enda Kenny reiterated a pledge, first made at the Fine Gael Árd Fheis in March, that Fine Gael local election candidates would oppose increases in commercial rates for businesses and property taxes, if elected.