PBP wants USC abolished for those under $30k

No one earning less than €30,000 a year should have to pay the Universal Social Charge, People Before Profit has insisted in its pre-budget proposals.

The left-wing group says that the Finance Department has costed its measures, as it insisted any “crumbs” handed out by the Government today will be swept away by the burden of water charges and the property tax.

Dun Laoghaire TD Richard Boyd Barrett wants to pay for zero USC for people earning less than €30,000, cutting the rate to 2.5% for those earning between €30,000-€60,000, and 5% for those earning €60,000-€100,000, by increasing income tax on those with the largest salaries.