“The Taoiseach himself should be above party partisanship,” he told RTÉ's This Week.
“I think from a Fianna Fáil perspective we have to ensure that the public aren’t persuaded by Fine Gael into thinking that there’s a power struggle within Government to deliver on a tax package. As I said, there was a decent and appropriate tax package last year, there’ll be another one this year. It will also look at the rental sector and the difficulties associated with that. There will be a social welfare package and one off payments if necessary.
Serving 'middle Ireland': Leo Varadkar on tax break controversy, prioritising homeownership and the next electionThe Fine Gael intervention has caused anger in Fianna Fáil, where it is seen as an attempt to bounce Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath, into making budget decisions and to secure credit for Fine Gael for inevitable budget moves to ease the tax burden.
The public exchanges on the budget continued when Mr Martin said that Fine Gael’s proposed €1,000 tax break would not benefit people on lower incomes. He said all three Coalition parties supported some income tax cuts but identified Fianna Fáil priorities as “fairness” and looking after “those who are in need the most”.He also said individual parties have “legitimacy” in raising their issues and priorities but Government must work “coherently and collectively”.
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