Fine Gael budget kite flight is probably just the start of the Coalition wrangles

Leo Varadkar said there was a clear commitment in the programme for government to index tax bands and raise tax credits “should we be able to afford to do so". Photo: Getty

Richard Curran

There is supposed to be tension in the cord when you fly a kite or else it will just fall limply to the ground. Three junior ministers who this week floated the idea of income tax cuts worth €1,000 to average earners, certainly retained plenty of tension.