Main parties' tax commitments among issues stalling deal at govt formation talks

A source close to the talks say Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil's commitment to not raising taxes to deal with the estimated €30bn financial fall-out has laid bare that "radical change" in areas such as housing are not likely.
Main parties' tax commitments among issues stalling deal at govt formation talks

Tax, spending and Direct Provision have been the main sources of disagreement in this week's government formation talks.

A source close to the talks say Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil's commitment to not raising taxes to deal with the estimated €30bn financial fall-out has laid bare that "radical change" in areas such as housing are not likely.

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