Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 July 2023
199. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance whether the Tax Strategy Group is looking at any particular issues in respect of the structure of USC and of income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33867/23]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the Tax Strategy Group (TSG) is in place since the early 1990s and is chaired by the Department of Finance with membership comprising senior officials and political advisers from a number of Civil Service Departments and Offices.
Papers on various options for tax policy changes are prepared annually by Department of Finance officials. The TSG is not a decision making body and the papers produced by the Department are simply a list of options and issues to be considered in the Budgetary process.
The TSG meeting was held last week and the papers will be published in due course, as is the normal practice.
