• dumdum666@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    Interesting- compared to my country Germany where you have to pay 42% for everything you earn above (!) 62.810 €

    Guess Germany hates its middle class even more than the UK…

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      2 years ago

      In Ireland it’s about 48% on everything above €40k, then 52% above €70k.

      That by itself could be misleading though, the overall effective tax rate for someone on €40k is 18%, around 30% at €70k. The thresholds will rise next year.

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        2 years ago

        What is the break down of this? Is it the higher USC band? I’m not familiar with a 52% tax rate.

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          2 years ago

          Yeah after about €70k there is a higher rate of USC. The 52% includes PAYE, PRSI and USC at the highest bands for a regular employee.