Ciarán Hancock

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1,838 appearances 14 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 2d ago

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Inside Business with Ciaran Hancock · Are middle earners getting gouged by the tax system here? · 5 Aug 2026 podcast

Now, it must be said that, well, it's often said that the entry point for people paying at the higher rate is actually quite low by international standards in Ireland.

Hence the perception, if you like.

For a one-income couple, yeah.

So hence the perception that a lot of people have that they're being screwed on tax and that they're being soaked.

And they feel that, you know, people in other countries have it better.

And we've heard a lot from politicians over the last number of years.

Leo Varadkar talked about doing, you know, doing something for people who get up early in the morning.

And we've heard a lot about squeezed middle and so on.

That's the cohort of people we're talking about.

That comes off the top of your income.

Now, mind you, when it was introduced...

Our finances were in a complete mess.

And you couldn't possibly see that 15 years later, the country will be booming again.

Absolutely.

Yeah.

It was probably a good reason why you didn't make that statement.

Absolutely.

And there'll be a bit of thinking on USC, presumably.

Jack Chambers, presumably, will have that pleasure.

Presumably.

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