The Government is being urged to remember lessons from the economic crash when considering the future of the Universal Social Charge.
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The future of the tax is back in the spotlight after a Department of Finance briefing paper emeged yesterday, and outlined the measures required to bridge the four billion euro gap if USC were scrapped.
The government says the document is irrelevant as the plan is to phase it out over time.
Ennis economist Micheál Collins of the Nevin Institute feels the tax should be kept.
