Politics

Red C poll: Abolish ‘dreaded’ Universal Social Charge, say large majority of voters

Sixty per cent of people polled said they want the government to scrap the Universal Social Charge

Forty-five per cent of people said they would support increased funding for services, while just 26 per cent would prefer tax cuts. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Almost half of voters would favour more funding for services in this year’s budget over tax cuts, according to the latest Business Post/Red C poll.

Of those polled, 45 per cent of people would support increased funding for services, while just 26 per cent said they would favour tax cuts instead. Less than a quarter of those polled (22 per cent) said they were neutral, with 7 per cent of people saying they didn’t know ...