Enda Kenny will not support unions’ 54% tax proposal

The Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny says his party will not support a trade union proposal to introduce a new third rate of tax at 54% on high earners in the Budget.

Mr Kenny said the focus of December’s budget must be job creation, not tax hikes.

He made the remarks as he announced plans to hold a series of meetings with business leaders across the country to seek their views on creating employment.

Our Political Correspondent Justin McCarthy reports from Leinster House