Lower income families could gain from refundable tax credit scheme

ALMOST 240,000 individuals in lower income families could benefit from a refundable tax credit scheme proposed to Government.

The radical plan would see earners on less than €15,000 a year receive average end-year payments of nearly €1,000 under the Social Justice Ireland proposal.

Trade union bosses as well as politicians gave their backing to the potential scheme yesterday, ahead of its submission to the Government.