Paschal Donohoe dropped €10 carbon tax hike due to Brexit fears

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe was on the verge of sanctioning a €10 increase in carbon tax only for a change of mind later, departmental documents show.

Paschal Donohoe dropped €10 carbon tax hike due to Brexit fears

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe was on the verge of sanctioning a €10 increase in carbon tax only for a change of mind later, departmental documents show.

A pre-budget submission prepared for the minister by his officials reveals he had been preparing to sign off on the tax hike in advance of Budget 2019.

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