Taoiseach insists Government will cut tax in Budget 2024 

Mr Varadkar pledged to cut income tax despite warnings from the ESRI

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said of expected pay increases: 'If we don’t have a tax package... people lose half of that in PRSI and USC and income tax, and that’s not fair.' Picture: PA

The Taoiseach has insisted that the Government will introduce tax cuts in the upcoming budget, despite warnings from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).

Mr Varadkar said the Government expects pay rises for the public between 4% and 5% on average in 2023 and “if we don’t have a tax package, people lose half of that in PRSI and USC and income tax, and that’s not fair.”