Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

It is quite simple. The USC is better than the combined system. However, none of us likes to take money from the low-paid - I certainly do not like it. If we are unhappy about how much is being taken from the low-paid, then we must come up with a system in which, for example, the first €10,000 is exempt, 2% is paid on the next €10,000, 4% on the next €10,000 and so on. What level would have to be chosen to obtain the same income?

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