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Simon Harris: “As we prepare Budget 2027, we will consider further increases in that threshold as a practical way of ensuring wage…”

On the recordJune 16, 2026
As we prepare Budget 2027, we will consider further increases in that threshold as a practical way of ensuring wage growth translates into higher take-home pay.
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Simon Harris
Fine Gael
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rte.ie

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Speaking at the National Economic Dialogue about tax thresholds.

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