The Last Post USC is difficult to defend when massive surpluses exist and voters want money backOnly way for Harris to turn the dial with voters is to go big on eliminating the much-hated universal social charge
Tax ‘The chuckle brothers act can’t last’: Coalition partners hone in on tax in bid to reclaim political groundFine Gael and Fianna Fáil both working up separate party manifestos on tax measures as budget nears
Business Post's View Editorial: Very welcome promises to reduce personal taxation must be delivered uponMichael McGrath’s final budget of this government is a good opportunity to ease burden on families and small businesses across the country
Personal Finance Personal Finance: These tax changes are set to boost your pocket in 2024There are reasons to be cheerful about your personal finances this year
Politics McGrath hints further cuts to USC and income tax are likely in Budget 2025The Minister for Finance told the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis that a static tax system was “not acceptable”
Opinion Daniel McConnell: Just one in four think USC cuts went far enough in Budget 2024Red C poll findings show people want to see the back of the much-hated austerity tax
The Last Post Matt Cooper: Size clearly isn’t everything as second big spend budget falls flat with voters In spite of a splurge of €14 billion, there is no single measure that has set tongues wagging at the cooler
Budget 2024 Majority support abolition of USC during this government’s termA new Red C poll shows that seven out of ten support the abolition of the Universal Social Charge – but the government has mentioned plans to reduce it, not end it
Politics Most people want Universal Social Charge axed before electionBusiness Post/Red C poll reveals that around 50 per cent of voters want the government to use the extra funds at its disposal to spend more in the budget
Business Post's View Voters want to see USC axed, and big spending in budgetDespite budget watchdog warning against departmental overruns, latest Red C poll shows electorate is keen for state to loosen purse strings
Budget 2024 Cutting USC is attempt to ‘buy a few votes’ by government, Holly Cairns says at Social Democrats think-inCairns repeated calls she previously made in the Business Post for reform of the food subsidy system
Budget 2024 USC cuts on the table, Tánaiste and Minister for Finance confirmThe Business Post reported at the weekend that the government is planning the most significant cut to the controversial Universal Social Charge since its introduction
Editor's Note USC cuts, stock exchange woes and the Rugby World Cup: here’s this week’s Business PostThis week’s edition is packed with exclusive stories, big reads and cutting-edge analysis of the biggest events in business and politics
Tax Abolishing USC would ‘endanger public finances’, Taoiseach saysLeo Varadkar said his party’s commitment to abolish the USC in the 2016 general election was ‘quite some time ago’
Tax McGrath promises tax cuts for ‘all workers’ in next budgetMention of the tax package is a sign that Finance Minister intends to brand his tax cutting package as fairer than that demanded by Fine Gael
Tax Cliff edge taxes may create disincentives to work – report Research from the ERSI found that people adjust their behaviour to keep their income below certain points
Front Page In this week’s Business Post: Special report into Ukraine war trauma 7 in 10 demand abolition of USC and our columnists on Dublin Airport, Siteserv and Philip Schofield
Red C Poll Give us a break: Public pivot to rail against the ‘hated USC’With the cost of living crisis putting a squeeze on household incomes, the latest Business Post/Red C poll now shows that two in three people want to see the Universal Social Charge abolished
Politics Aidan Regan: Abolishing the USC will only exacerbate the fundamental problems of our tax systemThe USC is income tax, and rather than shrinking our revenue by getting rid of it, we need to expand our tax base
Politics Pre-USC, 45 per cent of workers weren’t paying any income taxThe troika wanted the USC brought in and when it was, it captured 88 per cent of workers in the tax net