Ruairí Quinn
Question:530 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated yield to the Exchequer in a full year of a 1% increase in employer’s PRSI. [12197/10]
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Ruairí Quinn
Question:531 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated yield to the Exchequer in a full year of a 1% increase in employees PRSI. [12198/10]
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Question:532 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated yield to the Exchequer in a full year of a 1% increase in PRSI for the self employed. [12199/10]
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Leo Varadkar
Question:533 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated yield from abolishing the employee’s PRSI ceiling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12346/10]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 530 to 533, inclusive, together.
PRSI receipts do not form part of Exchequer funding but are paid into the Social Insurance Fund. The most recent estimates for PRSI yields are set out in the following table.
|
Changes to PRSI Rates & Thresholds |
Yield |
|
€m |
|
|
1% increase in Employers higher PRSI rate |
423.0 |
|
1% increase in Employers lower PRSI rate |
59.0 |
|
1% increase in the Self-Employed PRSI rate |
108.0 |
|
1% increase in Employees PRSI rate |
373.0 |
|
Abolition of the PRSI ceiling |
119.5 |