Govt has 'eased tax burden on low-income groups': Mid-term review
01/08/2004 - 15:43:15The Government, in its mid-term review of promises made in the Programme for Government, has claimed that it is building on its promises to alleviate the tax burden of those earning lower wages.
Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats say they have taken 670,000 workers out of the tax net, compared to 380,000 in 1997.
The coalition says it is committing itself to further widening tax bands and point to the fact that the average tax rate for most PAYE earners has fallen steadily since 1997.
The review also states that at present, a two-child single-income household earning the average industrial wage receives more child benefit than it pays in tax and PRSI.
