Social Democrats claims abolishing USC not viable for Fine Gael-Labour coalition

The Fine Gael-Labour coalition will "not have a cent available" to invest in services and will be forced to impose up to €2bn more front-line cuts if it pushes ahead with plans to remove the universal social charge during the next government.

Social Democrats claims abolishing USC not viable for Fine Gael-Labour coalition
Fri, 05 Feb, 2016 - 15:37

By Fiachra Ó Cionnaith

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