Sinn Féin Ard Fheis: Wealth tax in, property and water charges out

Sinn Féin will scrap property and water charges, while bringing in a new wealth tax if it can form a government next year, party leader Gerry Adams told its annual conference in Derry.

If handed the reins of power, Mr Adams said his party would introduce a third rate of income tax for the rich, which would take an extra 7c from every €1 earned over €100,000.

Turning to Northern Ireland, he called on working class loyalists and unionists to join Sinn Féin in a “common platform” pushing for political and social progress.