The ESRI have produced a report outlining possible ways of bringing in a property tax in Ireland. Property tax was hinted at in Budget 2010 – and could still be on the agenda for Budget 2011. The ESRI report says that there is potentially an important role for property taxation in Ireland. It could raise […]
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Budget 2011
Living Beyond Our Means
Some of the figures below might help explain why Ireland’s economy is in such a bad state. We have compared some of the levels of benefits and pensions as well as prices and wages between Ireland and the UK. The figure speak for themselves really – benefits and pension levels and minimum wage are all […]
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Budget 2011 Might be Earlier than December 7th
In recent days it has been rumoured that the December 7th Budget date may be bought forward because of the need to announce the 4 year “Budgetary Plan” in mid November Today – The Green Party Chairman, Dan Boyle, has also hinted that indicated that the date of the Budget could be changed . In […]
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2011 Budget – Getting Closer
The level of the savings needed in the 2011 Irish Budget are likely to be decided this week. After recent consultations with the EU Commission – the Cabinet are having a special meeting today to discuss the Budget requirements. Last week – talks between the Taoiseach and the main opposition leaders about Budget targets ended […]
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Budget 2011 to be announced on December 7th 2010
The Irish 2011 Budget will be announced on Dec 7th 2010 . See Latest Budget 2011 News Here The 2011 Budget is expected to bring in as much as €4 Billion in savings – through increased taxation and spending cuts. Brian Lenihan has said he plans to reduce capital spending by €1 billion – which […]
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