'It has to be part of the picture' - Taoiseach refuses to drop carbon tax rise in Budget

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the Government will not drop the carbon tax increase announced in Budget 2020.

'It has to be part of the picture' - Taoiseach refuses to drop carbon tax rise in Budget

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the Government will not drop the carbon tax increase announced in Budget 2020.

Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald has called for the rise to be reversed, saying the increase will not change people's behaviour but instead just make them poorer.

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