Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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147. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has given further consideration to increasing the universal social charge levied on earnings of more than €100,000 for employees since this was raised with him last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27120/13]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, the Programme for Government states that as part of our fiscal strategy, the Government will maintain the current rates of income tax together with bands and credits and we will not increase the top marginal rates of taxes on income.

It is also a longstanding practice of the Minister for Finance not to comment, in advance of the Budget, on any tax matters that might be the subject of Budget decisions.