Sinn Féin tells multinationals it will 'abolish tax deal' for high-earning executives

Such tax breaks have cost the exchequer up to €42m a year.

Sinn Féin finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty and other senior party figures have engaged with large employers, including the likes of Facebook and Google and other major tech firms, in recent weeks amid rising expectation the party will be in government after the next general election. Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

Sinn Féin has told large multinational companies based in Ireland it is “committed to a high-wage economy”, but will abolish special tax breaks for highly paid executives if elected to government.

Senior party figures, including its finance spokesman Pearse Doherty, have engaged with large employers, including the likes of Facebook and Google and other major tech firms, in recent weeks amid rising expectation the party will be in government after the next general election.