Labour claims Sinn Féin offering workers ‘big fat zero’ in tax relief

Tánaiste Joan Burton has said Sinn Féin will offer a “big fat zero” in tax relief for low and middle-income workers as she also played down the latest opinion poll slumps for Labour.

Labour claims Sinn Féin offering workers ‘big fat zero’ in tax relief

After one weekend poll put her party on just 4%, Ms Burton also dismissed warnings from economists about being prudent with the economy and said workers deserved relief. She said a couple both on €35,000 each would get five times more tax relief under Labour than under a Sinn Féin-led government.

Mixed weekend polls still leave Labour with single-digit support, with the closing days of the campaign now in sight. A Red C poll left the party with 8% while a Behaviour and Attitudes survey found just 4% of people would vote for Labour.

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