The Front Pages
Ivor Callely makes the headlines again this morning, with the Irish Times running its main story ‘Inquiry groups seek full explanation from Callely’, as two committees are exploring the grounds for party expulsion for the allegations over the senator’s expenses.
Both the Seanad Committee on Member’s Interests and an internal Fianna Fail committe are investigating the latest allegations that the senator submitted four receipts claiming nearly €3,000 for the purchase of mobile phones between 2002 and 2007, using the letterhead of a defunct company.
The Irish Independent’s front page reads a different story altogether – ‘How we pay €500 a year in ‘green stealth tax’. The Independent today reveals an environmental levy that could hit as early as next month on electricity charges, which when combined with soon-to-be adopted green levies from the Greens/Fianna Fail coalition, amount to over €500 per year for families.
The Government says they are ‘powerless’ to stop the 5% hike in electricity charges, which comes despite the ESB recording profits of €580 last year.
