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Pearse Doherty: “The majority of Irish workers, over a million and a half of them, who you’ve left abandoned in this Budget will get less…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2026
The majority of Irish workers, over a million and a half of them, who you’ve left abandoned in this Budget will get less than €250 in a tax break.
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Pearse Doherty
Sinn Féin
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rte.ie

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Sinn Féin's spokesperson on finance criticizing the Budget.

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