Government called out on PUP contradictory and confusing back tax payments
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Differing and confusing explanations provided by the Government, including those by a Laois Offaly Minister for State, in an attempt to justify the retrospective taxation of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment payment have been criticised by a service which provides free legal advice in Ireland.
Eilis Barry, Chief Executive of the Free Legal Advice Centres, has called into question remarks made by the Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys on the RTÉ 1 News at One programme that the payment would be treated as income by Revenue, similar to Jobseeker’s Allowance and that the retrospective nature of the legislation pursuant to which the PUP has been taxed is a matter for Revenue.