Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 September 2018
464. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated revenue which would be raised by introducing an employer PRSI rate of 15.75% on the portion of salaries above €100,000. [38408/18]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table.
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Increased Revenue (full year) |
Employments affected |
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New employers’ rate of pay related social insurance of 15.75% on the portion of salary paid in excess of €1,923 per week |
€376.04m |
242,959 |
These estimates are based on PRSI Class A contributors. They use the latest available data and reflect macro-economic indicators for 2019. It should be noted that these estimates do not take into account any possible changes in employer behaviour arising from changing rates of contribution.
