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Taxes

# taxes - Tuesday 14 May, 2013

From Business ETC The Taxman

France wants to tax iPads and iPhones to fund the arts

A report commissioned by the French government has suggested that a four per cent tax could be imposed on the sale of smartphones and tablets to fund artistic and creative ventures.

# taxes - Tuesday 7 May, 2013

From Business ETC Budget 2014

‘Time to ease off on austerity and abandon planned tax hikes’ – IBEC

IBEC says Ireland could drop the ‘new taxes’ planned for Budget 2014 and still meet the EU’s targets.

# taxes - Wednesday 24 April, 2013

From Business ETC The Taxman

8 things we learned from Revenue’s annual report

Nearly 100 million cigarettes, a million litres of fuel and nearly €50 million of drugs were seized by Revenue last year.

# taxes - Thursday 18 April, 2013

PIC: Soldier receives property tax bill for his entire barracks

Here’s a particularly unfortunate example of the difficulties in introducing a property tax with no property register…

# taxes - Saturday 23 March, 2013

Over 7,000 complete local property tax returns

Most homeowners have submitted their returns electronically as over 714,000 letters have now been issued by the Revenue Commissioners.

# taxes - Monday 18 March, 2013

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Is Cyprus right to tax people’s savings?

Cyprus is trying to push ahead with the EU bailout deal which will see people’s savings taxed – but is this fair?

# taxes - Saturday 9 March, 2013

Revenue will save €20k by emailing property tax notices to 60,000 people

Those who use Revenue Online Service (ROS) for their tax affairs will be notified via email of their liability for the property tax in the coming weeks.

# taxes - Thursday 7 March, 2013

Noonan: ‘There’s no money tree out in the back garden’

The Finance Minister said yesterday that there is no unidentified source that the government can tap for funding to help close the deficit.

# taxes - Thursday 28 February, 2013

IBEC appeals for ‘no more taxes’ to try and ease austerity

The employers’ group says ordinary people have been hit with enough new charges and taxes, and can’t handle any more.

# taxes - Thursday 31 January, 2013

Column: Having the Revenue assess the value of your home is a totally unsuitable idea

There has been immense confusion over the valuation of homes for the property tax, which is why a site value tax would have been better, writes James Pike.

# taxes - Saturday 12 January, 2013

Open thread: What do you want to know about the property tax?

If you’ve got a question about the forthcoming tax, leave it here and we’ll do our best to get it answered.

# taxes - Wednesday 5 December, 2012

Column: Property tax risks worsening problems Ireland already has

A conventional property tax has many disadvantages against a site value tax, writes Judy Osbourne.

Column: How the Government manages our Budget expectations

‘Kite-flying’ and reframing debates – the Government has well-practiced methods of shaping the public discussion, writes Kieran Allen.

# taxes - Tuesday 4 December, 2012

Column: Am I worried about the budget? Of course I am.

Whatever tomorrow brings, it’s going to make a big difference to my little girl and I, writes single mother Nessa Toale.

Exchequer returns: Government’s tax take 0.5 per cent below target

The Department of Finance has released the last exchequer returns before tomorrow’s Budget with income tax take for November 12 per cent below target.

# taxes - Saturday 1 December, 2012

Here is the week’s news… skewed

Breaking via The Mire wire: 103% of adults fluent in Irish; evidence of a parliament found in Leinster House; rainwater is tax-free… for now.

# taxes - Friday 9 November, 2012

Taxpayers could find out what their money is spent on by next year

Legislation which would provide the taxpayer with a detailed statement of how much tax they paid and where it was spent by the government is being debated in the Dáil today.

# taxes - Thursday 8 November, 2012

Back to work: Obama heads back to Washington as ‘fiscal cliff’ looms

The US president and the Republican-led House of Representatives want to avoid automatic tax increases and spending cuts but they are far off any compromise.

# taxes - Wednesday 10 October, 2012

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Should Ireland introduce a financial transaction tax?

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has rejected the introduction of a tax on financial market transactions but what do you think of the idea?

# taxes - Friday 28 September, 2012

France introduces 75 per cent income tax rate for millionaires

France unveiled the toughest package of tax rises and spending cuts ever seen in the country during an economic downturn.

# taxes - Friday 21 September, 2012

Romney releases more tax returns, paid 14.1 per cent tax rate last year

The Republican candidate for the US presidency also promised to release a summary of the taxes he paid between 1990 and 2009.

# taxes - Sunday 2 September, 2012

Sinn Féin to hold protest over Government funding cut for Dublin City Council

A protest will be held outside City Hall at 6pm tomorrow in response to the decision of the Minister for Local Government to reduce funding for the Council based on the level of Household Charge collection.

# taxes - Thursday 23 August, 2012

No plans for fuel tax cuts to help struggling motorists

The Department of Finance has said the price of petrol and diesel is outside of the Government’s control.

# taxes - Friday 17 August, 2012

Mitt Romney says he paid 13 per cent tax rate

The average effective federal tax rate for American taxpayers is 11 per cent.

# taxes - Thursday 9 August, 2012

9 At 9 This post contains videos

The 9 at 9: Thursday

Nine things to know this morning…

# taxes - Monday 30 July, 2012

New rules allow workers to pay tax online by credit card

A legal tweak means people using Revenue’s online services can pay income tax by VISA or MasterCard for the first time.

# taxes - Saturday 21 July, 2012

Column: Call that a stimulus? What we need is a tax cut.

The ‘stimulus’ announced this week won’t even move the needle, writes Aaron McKenna. So what should be done?

# taxes - Saturday 14 July, 2012

USA

Romney slams ‘false’ attacks on job record

Romney has angrily blasted what he called “false” attacks on his time at Bain Capital.

# taxes - Thursday 5 July, 2012

Column: Jack Lynch’s victory 35 years today was a PR one…

…But while the watershed campaign gave Fianna Fáil a landslide in 1977, writes David McCann, the triumph was short-lived and carries lessons for us today.

# taxes - Monday 2 July, 2012

‘Absolutely justifiable’ to use allowances for boycott campaign – Higgins

The Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins has said it is okay that deputies use their travel allowances for the purposes of travelling the country urging people to boycott the household charge.

# taxes - Monday 25 June, 2012

Budget 2013: Minister refuses to rule out income tax increases and welfare cuts

Pat Rabbitte insists the govt hasn’t “engaged” yet on the budget, but he personally wants to sit down for talks “without any red lines”.

# taxes - Saturday 23 June, 2012

Greek coalition seeks negotiation on range of austerity measures

The measures were agreed under the country’s international bailout arrangement.

# taxes - Sunday 27 May, 2012

From Business ETC IMF

French government attacks Lagarde’s comments playing down Greek crisis

The government of Francois Hollande doesn’t have much loyalty to its predecessor’s former finance minister…

# taxes - Saturday 26 May, 2012

From Business ETC Christine Lagarde

IMF chief Lagarde shows little sympathy for Greece

“I think more of the little kids from a school in a little village in Niger…sharing one chair for three of them,” said Christine Lagarde.

# taxes - Monday 21 May, 2012

Over €90k in household charge fees collected from THREE people

Three landlords, who own at least 300 properties, have paid – in full – for the household charges they are liable for.

# taxes - Monday 7 May, 2012

From The Daily Edge Tax Us This post contains videos

6 super-rich people who say ‘tax me more’

Higher taxes for higher earners – what a silly thought, right? But some of the world’s richest are in agreement.

# taxes - Monday 16 April, 2012

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Should households pay for their own water meters?

The Government says it would be in line with international practice but is it fair?

# taxes - Sunday 15 April, 2012

Sinn Féin calls on Government to clarify water meter charges

Party spokesperson Brian Stanley has said any attempt to bill households for water meters will be “fiercely resisted”.

# taxes - Thursday 12 April, 2012

Not Paying This post contains a poll

‘I won’t pay for bankers’ risk-taking’: Man says he’ll stop paying tax

Patrick McGreal says he will not pay his taxes anymore as the money is being used for bankers, bondholders and services which he believes are substandard. What do you think?

# taxes - Sunday 18 March, 2012

Bad news for drivers: petrol and diesel prices hit record highs

The average cost of one litre of petrol in Ireland is now 162.1c – and there’s no sign of the price coming down any time soon.

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