Labour leader slams FF / FG tax policies for the wealthy

Labour leader, Alan Kelly

Labour leader, Alan Kelly, has criticised Fianna Fail and Fine Gael's tax policies for the wealthy — signalling a further rejection of their attempts to woo his party into government.

Later this week, Labour TDs and senators will discuss the latest attempt by the bigger parties to draw them into a coalition, following a joint letter from Fine Gael's Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil's Micheál Martin. The five-page letter, while admitting the country can "not tax its way out of the crisis" and pledging that there will be no cuts, did not satisfy Labour concerns about spending.