Doherty says FF/FG disagreement over tax cuts is a sham fight

Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin has thrown the government’s plans to alter tax bands in next month’s budget into doubt.
Micheal Martin says the confidence and supply agreement underpinning the government, only allows for reductions in USC.
He refused to say if that means he’ll block elements of Paschal Donohoe’s first budget.
Meanwhile, Sinn Féin Finance Spokesperson Pearse Doherty TD has called the Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael “disagreement” over how to cut taxes a sham fight.
He said people on waiting lists for hospital treatment or waiting for an affordable home to be built will be disgusted as the two parties argue over what is the best way to cut taxes:

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