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# Budget 2017

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"Not Brexit-proof" - there's a deal of good news for the self-employed today, but is it enough?
What Budget 2017 means for someone earning around €30,000
Over 2,500 new teaching jobs are to be created
Here's how the Budget will affect first-time home-buyers
Up by a fiver: Social welfare payments to increase by €5 from March
Good news for tourism businesses - their 9% VAT rate is safe
The Health Department is getting half a billion in extra funding to try to fix some problems
Budget 2017: Smokers have been hit hard again, but alcohol and petrol are staying the same
Budget 2017: New measures to tackle tax evasion, in direct response to Panama Papers
It's official: Ireland is getting a sugar tax (but not for a few years)
Budget 2017: Here are the main points you need to know
Confirmed: USC will be cut
Budget 2017 tried to give a little bit to everyone (but not everyone is happy)
Budget 2017: 'I am just asking to be able to live the life I deserve'
Áine McDonnell
Here's everything you need to know to stay on top of Budget 2017
The majority of people aren't feeling at all positive about tomorrow's Budget
Poll: Are you optimistic about the Budget?
'We save the country billions but are held to ransom for having a good heart'
Who is Ireland's 'squeezed middle' and why is Budget 2017 all about pleasing them?
"Unacceptable": Fianna Fáil's Budget battle with Varadkar is going down to the wire
Majority of people believe Ireland should bring in a sugar tax
'My name is Claire. I have MS. I'm no different to anyone else'
Ireland's much-hated tax that just won't go away: The Universal Social Charge
"Leo likes to make you think he is all cuddly and caring. That's not him"
7 big questions about the Budget, answered by an expert
'If Fine Gael breach the agreement, the Budget won't pass'
Pubs want the government to cut tax on drink because of weaker sterling
Oops! Leo says Micheál Martin will announce next week's Budget
What businesses can expect from the government's billion-euro Budget giveaway
Enda Kenny won't say if the social welfare Christmas bonus will be paid this December
FactCheck: Did the last government cut payments to lone parents?
People who make craft beer might get a happy boost in the Budget
Government ministers have Budget wishlists - but there's not enough money to go around
Think tank warns Government against prioritising higher earners in the Budget
Retailers fear return to cross-border shopping if sterling continues to fall