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Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Questions (122)

Stephen Donnelly

Question:

122. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the revenue expected to be generated for the year 2014, assuming no changes to the taxation relevant to the person, if an average person currently in part-time employment with a working spouse were to move to full-time employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33902/13]

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Minister for Finance

It is assumed that the individual in question is working part time in 2013 for 20 hours a week at the minimum hourly rate of €8.65 per hour, which equates to an annual income of €8,996 per annum. In 2014, the individual takes up full time employment earning the minimum wage €17,542 (i.e. 39 hours @ €8.65 per hour * 52 weeks = €17,542). It is further assumed, that the working spouse in 2013 is working full time and earns the average industrial wage in 2013 and 2014 (i.e. €31,485 for 2012 based on the latest information available). In addition, it should be noted that any social welfare payment that an individual may be entitled to has not been taken account of for the purpose of these computations. Furthermore, it is assumed that the individual is not in receipt of a medical card and therefore does not benefit from the concessionary Universal Social Charge (USC) rate. It should be noted that following tax credits have been included in the computation where relevant:

Tax Credit	€
PAYE tax credit:	€1,650
Personal tax credit:	€1,650
Married tax credit:	€3,300
One parent family tax credit:	€1,650
Home carer tax credit:	€810

Tax Liability 2013

Tax Liability	Spouse 1	Spouse 2
Earnings	€8,996	€31,485
USC	Nil	€1,523
PRSI	Nil	€1,259
Income Tax	Nil	€1,496
Total Deductions	Nil	€4,278
Net Pay	€8,996	€27,207

Tax Liability 2014

Tax Liability	Spouse 1	Spouse 2
Earnings	€17,542	€31,485
USC	€547	€1,523
PRSI	Nil	€1,259
Income Tax	€208	€2,997
Total Deductions	€755	€5,779
Net Pay	€16,787	€25,706