The Tax Take: The new government will have to be able to withstand a budget vote

And that means keeping a lot of people happy on tax, including the troika

Michael Noonan delivered his budget back in October Pic:RollingNews.ie

More than budgeted for

While the focus of the last few days was on the seat count following the general election, the normal conduct of business by the government on the floor of Dáil Eireann relies on one TD, one vote.

Once formed, governments rarely lose a division of the house because they won’t put a motion forward unless they’re fairly sure they will carry it. Any pro-government absentees are paired off in ...