After months of negotiation Micheal Martin, Leo Varadkar and Eamon Ryan agreed to enter government pending the approval of their parties. Picture; Gerry Mooney / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on his way in to Government buildings this morning. A National Economic Plan is to be set out in October on the same day as Budget 2021 for charting the "longer-term jobs-led recovery". Immediate action will be the "July stimulus" which will set out a pathway for the future of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme. "In doing so, we will focus any tax rises on those taxes which tax behaviours with negative externalities such as carbon tax, sugar tax, plastics etc."

Source: Irish Independent June 15, 2020 05:26 UTC