Finance Minister Simon Harris signals return of tax cuts after backlash over budget

"'We want money from hard work going to families, not to the taxman,' says Tánaiste"

"Tax cuts for workers will be back on the table for the next four years if public finances remain stable, Tánaiste and Finance Minister Simon Harris has said."

"The Government came in for sustained criticism after a deeply unpopular budget by the Coalition in October, which featured no cost-of-living measures to help most households."

Tax cuts for workers will be back on the table for the next four years if public finances remain stable. The policy intention is to ensure money earned from hard work goes to families rather than to the taxman. Future tax reductions are being made contingent on fiscal stability, linking household relief to the state of public finances. The Coalition's October budget provoked sustained criticism because it contained no cost-of-living measures to help most households. The absence of immediate household support intensified scrutiny of fiscal priorities and the distribution of economic relief.

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