Sinn Féin General Election candidate for Galway East, Cllr Louis O’Hara, has said that Sinn Féin in Government would abolish the USC on the first €45,000 you earn, meaning that the majority of workers across Galway will not pay any USC on their income.
O’Hara was speaking after the CSO published average annual earnings figures this week, with the median yearly income figure for people of all ages in Galway standing at €42,276.
Cllr O’Hara said the CSO have published the average annual earnings figures this week, with the median yearly income for people of all ages in Galway standing at €42,276, while the national figure is €43,221.
“Sinn Féin will abolish the USC on the first €45,000 of your earnings, benefiting all workers. This means that under a Sinn Féin Government the majority of workers across Galway will not pay any USC on their income.
“The USC is a levy that was put on ordinary workers as a result of Fianna Fáil crashing the economy. Ordinary workers should not be paying it a decade and a half later,” he said.
“Abolishing the USC on the first €45,000 would put over €1,100 into average workers’ pockets, exempt USC for over two million workers across the State and benefit all workers.
“This will lift a huge burden from lower and middle income families across Galway who are struggling with the cost of living.
“Unlike Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael’s two-tier tax package, Sinn Féin would deliver a fair tax package for all workers and ensure that workers and families who are struggling are supported,” concluded Cllr O’Hara.
