Budget 2018: Some mercy for the squeezed middle
Paschal Donohoe’s tax cuts delivered a small bit of respite for the so-called coping classes
In the run-up to last Tuesday’s budget, the government had indicated that middle income earners were a priority.
The mooted tax cuts for the so-called “squeezed middle” were delivered in Budget 2018, with the benefit for most people equating to, give or take, a fiver a week.
A €750 increase in the standard rate tax band raises the point at which the higher rate of income tax kicks in from €33,800 to €34,550. ...
