Sinn Féin proposes abolishing USC on first €40k in alternative budget

Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty announced a proposal to abolish the Universal Social Charge on the first €40,000 of income as part of an alternative budget. The move is positioned to benefit lower- and middle-income earners more than adjusting the higher tax rate threshold. This signals Sinn Féin's fiscal policy direction ahead of budget negotiations, though it remains a proposal without enacted effect.