Today there will be plenty of shouting and posturing in the Dail as Fianna Fail will be trying to gain points off Fine Gael and Labour about the Budget 2013 cuts. Here are a few reminders of some of the cuts in recent Budgets under Fianna Fail and Greens. Budget 2010 – Child Benefit cut […]
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Budget 2011
Incomes Exempt from Universal Social Charge
These are the income types that are not liable for the Universal Social Charge All Department of Social Protection payments – this would include all Welfare Benefits , State Pensions, Child Benefits and Social welfare-type payments received from another country. The following Payments made by the Dept of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Community Employment Scheme […]
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Possible Child Benefit Cut in Budget 2012
There are a few reports – unconfirmed ones – that Child Benefit could be cut in the 2012 Budget. Child Benefit was cut in the last Budget (Child Benefit Cuts Budget 2011) – . It looks like this time it may be a €10 per child per month cut – but we will probably have […]
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EU-IMF Bailout Interest Rates and the 2012 Budget
The interest rates on the bailout loans to Ireland from the IMF and EU will be decreased it was announced this week. Irish Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has said that the deal was a very significant step for Ireland which made the outlook for budgets in the coming years less harsh. He said that […]
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Bank Bailout now €69 Billion
The Irish State will have bailed out the banks to the tune of €69 billion – after today’s €23 billion is added on to previous bailouts. To put that in perspective – what would €69 Billion Euro buy? It would pay the entire Health budget of €10.8 Billion in Ireland for about four and a […]
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