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# Make Money Money
Here's how much your pay will change after Budget 2015
What are you going to do with all that money?
THE BUDGET FOR many people comes down to one question: how does it affect my pocket.
Talk of tax bands, USC and cutoff points are irrelevant to many people, who just want to know how they are affected.
Here are some examples of how today’s announcements can change your yearly take-home pay.
This estimation only takes into account the changes in taxation, not in external charges such as water charges or property taxes.
Single person, no children:
On €17,542 (Minimum wage): Up €173 a year, €3 per week
On €35,000: Up €396 a year, €8 per week
On €70,000+: Up €747 a year, €14 per week
A married couple, one income, no children:
On €17,542 (Minimum wage): Up €173 per couple a year, €3 per week
On €35,000: Up €174 a year, €3 per week
On €70,000+: Up €657 a year, €13 per week
Married couple, one income, two children
On €17,542 (Minimum wage): Up €189 per couple a year, €4 per week
On €35,000: Up €294 a year, €6 per week
On €70,000+: Up €777 a year, €15 per week
Married couple, two incomes, one child
Each on €17,542 (Minimum wage): Up €314 per couple a year, €6 per week
Each on €35,000: Up €732 a year, €14 per week
Each on €70,000+: Up €1352 a year, €26 per week
Unemployed people and pensioners: No change outside of child benefit, living alone allowance and Christmas bonus
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