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Chapter 2 
 
Income Tax 
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Amendment of section 15 (rate of charge) of Principal Act. 
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2.—As respects the year of assessment 2002 and subsequent years of assessment, section 15 of the Principal Act is amended by substituting— 
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(a) “€19,000” for “€13,967” in subsection (3), and 
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(b) the following Table for the Table to that section: 
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“TABLE 
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PART 1 
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Part of taxable income 
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Rate of tax 
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Description of rate 
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(1) 
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(2) 
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(3) 
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The first €28,000 
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20 per cent 
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the standard rate 
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The remainder 
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42 per cent 
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the higher rate 
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PART 2 
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Part of taxable income 
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Rate of tax 
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Description of rate 
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(1) 
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(2) 
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(3) 
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The first €32,000 
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20 per cent 
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the standard rate 
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The remainder 
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42 per cent 
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the higher rate 
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PART 3 
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Part of taxable income 
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Rate of tax 
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Description of rate 
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(1) 
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(2) 
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(3) 
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The first €37,000 
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20 per cent 
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the standard rate 
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The remainder 
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42 per cent 
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the higher rate 
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