'USC is an unfair tax' says Simon Coveney

The Agriculture Minister has said the Universal Social Charge is an "unfair tax" that needs to be abolished.

'USC is an unfair tax' says Simon Coveney

The Agriculture Minister has said the Universal Social Charge is an "unfair tax" that needs to be abolished.

Simon Coveney has said the emergency tax was brought in to deal with a massive hole in the country's finances caused by the previous government.

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