Sinn Féin’s alternative budget gives back to ‘squeezed middle’

Property tax would be abolished; 10,000 social houses would be built and the Vat paid hotels increased — under Sinn Féin’s alternative budget.

Higher earners would also be targeted, with an extra 7% income tax slapped on salaries of more than €100,000.

The party has proposed spending over €1 billion more on the key areas of education, housing and health next year.