Kerry Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly is in favour of abolishing the Universal Social Charge for the majority of workers in Kerry.
He said his party has committed to scrapping the tax on the first €45,000 of peoples’ earnings benefitting all workers. The majority of workers in Kerry would then not have to pay the USC in future.
Deputy Daly was speaking after the CSO published average annual earnings figures this week, with the median yearly income figure for people of all ages in Kerry standing at €34,835.
“Sinn Féin will abolish the USC on the first €45,000 of earnings, benefiting all workers. This means that under a Sinn Féin Government the majority of workers across Kerry will not pay any USC on their income,” he said.
“The USC was supposed to be a temporary tax that was put on ordinary workers after the economic crash. Lower and middle income workers should not be paying it a decade and a half later,” he added.
Abolishing the USC on the first €45,000 would put over €1,100 into average workers’ pockets, exempt USC for over two million workers across the State and benefit all workers.
“This will lift a huge burden from lower and middle income families who are struggling with the cost of living,” Deputy Daly stated.
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