Finance Minister Michael McGrath has said that he will not allow Fine Gael to “bully” him on what will be contained in October’s budget.
It comes amid reports that tensions are growing in the coalition over perceived “solo runs” from Fine Gael in recent days. On Monday, Junior Ministers Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Martin Heydon and Peter Burke all called for the budget to contain tax breaks of up to €1,000.
On Tuesday, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced that there would be an increase in pension rates. The moves have caused anger within Fianna Fail, with some predicting major rows in the coalition over the comments.
