Bruton: We must reduce income tax burden

Jobs Minister Richard Bruton has said the burden of income taxation — particularly on average income households — needs to be addressed.

“I believe that if we are to sustain and accelerate the transition in our economy and the jobs recovery that has begun, this Government must continue to keep its promise to avoid any further increases in the burden of taxes on work.

“We must also — as soon as possible — begin to reduce the income tax burden, starting with hard-pressed families on average incomes who have endured so much over recent years, and put a little badly-needed extra cash in their pockets.”