Greens clear on tax hikes but vague on spending cuts

The other big generators of tax revenue in accordance with the Greens would be VAT at the same time with the abolition of pension relief at 41pc and its replacement with a lower rate -- measures seen generating close to €600m each.

The party would tinker with income tax however does not see any extra revenue coming from it even if an extra band is introduced.

The Greens expect to shave €1bn off the public sector pay bill and €2bn off spending on projects, though where the savings will be made is not clear beyond the vaguest of hopes that cloud computing could reduce government costs by an unspecified amount.

The state assets that could be sold

Among all the state assets that could be sold, the party singles out just one -- RTE's network of transmitters, which the Greens reckon can be sold off for €150m.