Universal Social Charge Data

Thursday, 13 July 2017

Questions (163, 164, 165, 166)

Pearse Doherty

Question:

163. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who are subject to USC with income over €70,044. [34090/17]

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Pearse Doherty

Question:

164. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who are subject to USC. [34091/17]

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Pearse Doherty

Question:

165. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who are exempt from USC. [34092/17]

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Pearse Doherty

Question:

166. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who paid USC in 2016 and are expected to pay in 2017. [34093/17]

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Written answers

Minister for Finance

I propose to take Questions Nos. 163 to 166, inclusive, together.

I am advised by Revenue that the breakdown of the numbers of income earners at the different USC rates (including numbers of those exempt) from 2012 to 2014 is available at

http://www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/documents/statistics/income-distributors/usc-rates.pd .

The tax year 2014 is the most recent year for which complete tax returns data are available at present. However, I am further advised that the Revenue Ready Reckoner, available at http://www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/documents/statistics/ready-reckoner.pdf, shows on page 3 projections for 2017 for the same breakdown of earners.