EXAMPLE 4

Married couple, two incomes, two children taxed under PAYE

Full rate PRSI contributors

GROSS

PRSI/Levy Liability

Tax Liability

Child Benefit

Total

Gain as % of

Total Gain where

Gain including FIS

INCOME

Existing

Proposed

Existing

Proposed

Increase (a)

Gain

Net Income (b)

FIS applies (c)

as % of Net Income (d)

%

%

12,000

0

0

0

0

144

144

1.0

664

3.4

13,000

0

0

0

0

144

144

0.9

664

3.3

14,000

0

0

0

0

144

144

0.9

664

3.3

15,000

0

0

0

0

144

144

0.8

664

3.2

16,000

0

0

0

0

144

144

0.8

664

3.1

17,000

0

0

0

0

144

144

0.7

664

3.1

18,000

0

0

0

0

144

144

0.7

664

3.0

19,000

0

0

0

0

144

144

0.7

664

3.0

20,000

0

0

0

0

144

144

0.6

144

0.6

25,000

386

386

640

360

144

424

1.6

424

1.6

30,000

906

906

1,640

1,360

144

424

1.4

424

1.4

35,000

1,101

1,101

2,640

2,360

144

424

1.3

424

1.3

40,000

1,296

1,296

3,640

3,360

144

424

1.1

424

1.1

45,000

1,857

1,857

4,640

4,360

144

424

1.0

424

1.0

50,000

2,122

2,122

5,640

5,360

144

424

0.9

424

0.9

55,000

2,772

2,772

6,640

6,360

144

424

0.9

424

0.9

60,000

3,061

3,072

8,520

8,240

144

414

0.8

414

0.8

70,000

3,437

3,494

12,720

12,440

144

367

0.6

367

0.6

80,000

3,807

3,864

16,920

16,640

144

367

0.6

367

0.6

90,000

4,168

4,230

21,120

20,840

144

362

0.5

362

0.5

100,000

4,528

4,585

25,320

25,040

144

367

0.5

367

0.5

110,000

4,878

4,940

29,520

29,240

144

362

0.5

362

0.5

120,000

5,123

5,237

33,720

33,440

144

310

0.4

310

0.4

130,000

5,349

5,468

37,920

37,640

144

305

0.3

305

0.3

This example assumes that the joint income is divided by 65% and 35% between both spouses.

(a) Value during 2003 of the increase in Child Benefit (CB) made in the Budget, which is effective from April, 2003 (i.e. assuming 9 months of CB increase).

(b) Net income includes CB less deductions of tax, levy and PRSI (where appropriate) and so may be higher than the gross income.

(c) The two last columns show the total gain where Family Income Supplement (FIS) is taken up in both years. The gain includes the value during 2003 of the

improvement in FIS made in this Budget which take effect from January, 2003.

(d) Net income includes CB and FIS (where relevant) less deductions of tax, levy and PRSI (where appropriate) and so may be higher than the gross income.