Sinn Féin Sets Budget Battle Lines as Coalition Faces Housing, Justice Storms

Sinn Féin's parliamentary team meets today to finalise its assault on the upcoming budget, targeting the coalition's weak spots on cost of living. The party plans to demand the abolition of the Universal Social Charge on the first €40,000 earned, the removal of carbon tax on home heating oil, and the return of winter energy credits. Their strategy is clear: frame Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael as presiding over "stale politics" while families struggle. The...