Budget Battle Lines Drawn: Carbon Tax, Energy Credits, and Stamp Duty Spark Coalition Tensions

• Stamp Duty Relief for First-Time Buyers: Taoiseach Micheál Martin says he's "favourably disposed" to scrapping stamp duty for first-time buyers — a move that could ease housing affordability at the cost of revenue
• Business Support Package: Tánaiste Simon Harris confirms a business support package is coming in Budget 2027, with income tax cuts as the top priority

Liabilities

• Universal Energy Credits Ruled Out: Martin has definitively killed off the prospect of...