Giving parents a tax credit for childcare would have cost nearly €600m
Finance Minister Michael Noonan said providing tax credits for paid child care would fail an equity test.
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Finance Minister Michael Noonan said providing tax credits for paid child care would fail an equity test.
It’s understood the department will be calling for all childcare services and creches to be transparent and publish the cost of their fees.
In one Wicklow development, the price of a house rose by between €17,500 and €45,000 following the Government’s new first-time buyers scheme.
The Department of Public Expenditure has confirmed to TheJournal.ie that Minister Paschal Donohoe will ask Cabinet to waive the pay restoration.
The Finance Minister said his Cabinet colleague “has all the qualities” to lead the party.
TheJournal.ie have received an advance copy of the party’s “alternative budget” to be unveiled today.
Agriculture Minister Michael Creed told TheJournal.ie that he has been consulting with people in the microbrewery industry on how to boost business even more.
Ministers budget submissions come to in excess of €3 billion.