Shared parenting "penalised" as single parents receive 2014 tax credit certs
Tax credits for single parents are now only available to one parent regardless of custody arrangements.
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Tax credits for single parents are now only available to one parent regardless of custody arrangements.
The costs are associated with registration fees paid to the institutes of technology attended by those in SOLAS/FÁS programmes.
The Government estimated that the levy would raise a total of €150 million for the exchequer each year from all Irish domestic banks.
The bill now goes to the Seanad the week after next.
Maternity benefit will be standarised at €230 per week for new claimants from January.
Reilly has come under increased pressure about spending and savings figures within the Department of Health.
What’s to become of the very sick who can’t afford insurance cover and who don’t qualify for medical cards? Does anyone – including Reilly – know?
It will take away a costly expense for parents – but the high cost has been criticised. What do you think?
Not all families NEED help in sending their children to a GP – but the Government is ignoring that in a cynical ploy to curry favour with the electorate.
… and a few questions the Minister didn’t want to answer…
Parents are calling on the Health Minister to allocate funding for bilateral cochlear implants for children.
We’ve read the Budget documents so you don’t have to…
The alliance of Fine Gael rebels will not be taking a collective stance on the Budget but have already sharply criticised some measures being introduced by the government.
The airline says it wants to meet Irish airport bosses to discus growing its traffic in and out of Ireland by at least one million passengers a year from April 2014.
Incentives she said will come into place from the beginning of 2014 to offer employers a rebate if they employ someone who has been unemployed for six-months or more.
Which category do you fall into this morning?
We spoke to the insiders after the Budget announcement – and here’s what they told us.
The insiders told TheJournal.ie how they felt about the Budget 2014 announcement.
The price of wine is gone up by 50 cent, under yesterday’s Budget 214 announcement.
By the time Noonan and Howlin got on their feet we already knew about the worst of Budget 2014.
Did you know that from midnight, your pint of beer will wipe 24 cent off the national debt?
The One-Parent Family Tax Credit was previously available to parents who shared custody of a child but now only one parent will receive the credit.
No matter how grim things seem today, there are still good things ahead.
And on our beloved corporation tax, the Minister said: “That’s our business, it can’t be imposed on us, and we’re gonna keep it at 12.5 per cent.”
Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton says that her department is making cuts of €226 million, significantly less than the €440 million originally requested.
Children, dogs, Lego, ironing… check out the diverse results.
Taxes, cuts and savings – here’s a numerical round-up of the key figures from Budget 2014.
New scheme means homeowners are less likely to use the shadow economy for building works according to construction groups including The Irish Green Building Council.
Medical cards, GP care for children, a levy on banks and more…
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Brendan Howlin’s announcement of a review of all medical cards was greeted with jeers from members of the opposition parties.
Did you miss the minister’s Budget 2014 announcement earlier? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
Domestic banks will pay the levy totaling €150 million a year for the next three years with each bank to pay based on interest on thier deposits.
The ‘Start Your Own Business Scheme’ will provide a two-year exception on income tax for self-employed people who have been unemployed for 15 months or more.
The Minister also reaffirmed the Government’s long-held commitment to not change the corporation tax rate.
The current rate of tax means airlines have to pay €3 for every passenger departing from an airport.
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