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THE GOVERNMENT HAS today published plans for how the Universal Social Charge could potentially be phased out over the next five years.
The Income Tax Reform Plan released today the Department of Finance is an overview of the personal tax system and – addressing a commitment made in the programme for government – looks at how taxation can be made more competitive, and fairer from a socio-economic standpoint.
Looking at USC, three possible options for phasing it out over the next three budgets are put forward.
These are:
Implementing these measures would cost between €1.78 billion and €1.86 billion between now and 2020.
USC is expected to raise €4 billion in Exchequer receipts this year.
The controversial charge was at the centre of last government’s plans during Budget 2016.
A 1.5% reduction in the rate saw it drop to 5.5%.
It was announced back in May that the government would be producing today’s medium-term document.
It is unusual for such specific costings and tax projections to be given in advance of the Budget.
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Like what other option do you have with some people who are violent to the extent they can’t be around people… Is doping them out of there head non stop any better
As long as you are aware that the prescribed psychoactive drugs they pump into people can also increase the risk of violence. Here is a forensic Psychaitrist from Australia.
Adverse Reactions to Psychiatric Drugs: Yolande Lucire MBBS, Peter Breggin MD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEoSs6Yo0DA
Prof David Healy and Dr Peter Breggin also do great work in getting the truth out about these drugs.
This is seriously unfair and insulting to psychiatric nurses, a profession which has many wonderful, hard-working people.
Restraining is for everyone’s safety. Bonkers attitude
More shit from people completely put of touch with the reality, this would be fantastic if psychiatric nurses didn’t have to restrain seclude or even medicate at that, but unfortunately we live in reality where sometimes people with mental health issuers are aggressive and violent, as long as this happens restraint and seclusion will be a necessity, the alternative is high doses of sedatives ??? Which would you choose
The mental health commission obviously dont have a clue what they are talking about!
Its the same in nursing homes we recently had an issue with my mother after a fall..not her first..and were told she couldn’t be strapped into a chair because its too restricting even though it would be for her own safety.
Isn’t it important to look at if restraint actually works/helps people recover? It should be a last resort. This blog from someone on the damage restraint did to her is interesting: http://www.mind.org.uk/blog/9010_i_needed_help_not_harm?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social+media&utm_campaign=Restraint
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