Brian Keegan: The Tax Take
No one likes paying PRSI, but it does at least come with some benefits
The world of work has changed and no longer fits tidy categories
What have army non-commissioned officers, Church of Ireland ministers of religion, presiding officers at elections and share fishermen got in common? They all hold occupations which have special rates of pay-related social insurance (PRSI).
PRSI is the “other” tax within the troika, along with income tax and USC, which assaults our wages. It has its own rates, bands and rules which ...