INDEPENDENT IRELAND HAS pledged to freeze “green taxes”, create a Department of Efficiency and subsidise rental accommodation for front-line workers as part of its general election manifesto. Independent Ireland was set up by Cork South-West TD Michael Collins and Limerick TD Richard O’Donoghue last November. Under its climate section, Independent Ireland pledges to abandon the “unachievable and destructive net zero agenda” and instead adopt a “common sense approach that protects our economy and environment together instead of sacrificing one for the other”. It also pledges to reduce VAT to 9% for tourism and hospitality, excluding accommodation. On asylum seekers, the party pledges to expedite applications and eliminate wasteful spending.

Source: Irish Independent November 22, 2024 15:00 UTC