173. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance in recognition of the increase in budget 2012 in the threshold at which the universal social charge, USC, applies which removed over 330,000 persons from this charge, if consideration will be given to reducing the overall rate of USC in view of the fact that the charge was initially introduced as an emergency taxation measure at a time of severe economic and financial turmoil for the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27334/14]

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173. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance in recognition of the increase in budget 2012 in the threshold at which the universal social charge, USC, applies which removed over 330,000 persons from this charge, if consideration will be given to reducing the overall rate of USC in view of the fact that the charge was initially introduced as an emergency taxation measure at a time of severe economic and financial turmoil for the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27334/14]

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