Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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162. To ask the Minister for Finance when the earned income tax credit will be increased from its 2018 level of €1,150 to €1,650 as promised in the Programme for a Partnership Government. [39932/18]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The Programme for a Partnership Government contains a commitment to increase the Earned Income Credit to €1,650.

The Budget 2018 increase of €200 was a significant further step in that direction.

The extent to which it may be possible to make further progress in this regard will depend on the overall resources available to me in the context of Budget 2019. As the Deputy will appreciate, with one week to go to the Budget, I cannot give any specific indications of my intentions at this time.