According to The Irish Times, at the recently held Fine Gael conference, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny stated that, fiscal conditions permitting, the Irish government will make reducing the personal income tax burden on ordinary families one of its key future priorities.
The report states that Kenny noted that over 90% of the austerity measures adopted by Ireland in recent years have already been implemented. To restore fiscal sustainability, the Irish government may still need to adopt certain austerity measures in the future. However, to ensure these measures do not further impact ordinary families, the government will uphold its commitment not to increase personal income tax rates and will take steps to alleviate the average tax burden on ordinary families as the fiscal situation improves.
